Domaine Clarendon Grenache 2021

SKU:2021 | Blewitt Springs | Grenache

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This 2021 Grenache is what happens when you take premium cuttings from some of Clarendon Hills’ best single-vineyard blocks and let them dance in the bottle. From the elevated sands of Blewitt Springs comes this silky red—packed with blood orange, cherry, cranberry and wildflowers like lavender and rose petals. The palate? Plush, vibrant and ridiculously charming. At $29, this is serious value for serious Grenache lovers.

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Bottle of Domaine Clarendon Old Vines Grenache 2021 from Blewitt Springs with a minimalist cream label and soft pink foil.

Clarendon Hills is one of Australia’s most iconic wineries, founded by Roman Bratasiuk. Domaine Clarendon is their regional-level label, showcasing the power and purity of McLaren Vale through declassified single-vineyard fruit. All wines are wild yeast fermented, unfiltered, and unfined, offering a raw yet refined expression of site and season.

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Winemaker's Notes

Conditions:
After three dry and warm-to-hot vintages in a row, 2021 was a bit of a relief for local winemakers. Heavy rain in the early growing season gave healthy levels of balanced fruit, with the total crush up 28% from the lows of 2020. After a hot start to the season, the weather cooled in December, avoiding any significant heat spikes. The cooler ripening weather and elevated yields show in the elegance and generous fruit in the wines.

Winemaking:
Low yielding, dry grown vines from the Blewitt Springs region in McLaren Vale were hand- picked and followed by a partial whole berry, wild yeast fermentation. All pressings were returned to barrel and eventually bottled onsite without fining or filtration after 18 months in French Oak. The Domaine Clarendon Grenache represents a regional wine composed of the declassified Grenache fruit from the Clarendon Hills single vineyard Grenache wines.

Maturation:
18 months, within a hierarchy of 4-6 year old tightly grained French Oak. Bottled at the winery with no fining or filtration.

Technical Info

Variety: Grenache
Region: Blewitt Springs | South Australia | Australia
Size: 750mL
Alcohol Volume: 14.7%
Standard Drinks: 8.7
CONTAINS SULPHITES
WINE OF AUSTRALIA

Cellaring Recommendations

Enjoy now with a good decant or cellar for 6–8 years for increased savoury depth and complexity.

Further Information About this Wine

The 2021 vintage is quickly becoming known as the Goldilocks vintage. ‘Not too hot, not too cold. It’s just right.’ As the fabled story explains, this is exactly the conditions we experienced across the growing year. A booming 2020 springtime loaded with lots of sun and water encouraged early to mid-season bud burst and these exceptional conditions ensured the vines flourished and subsequently set approximately 25% of additional yield in comparison to the microscopic 2020 harvest. A long and not too-hot summer gracefully ripened the vines and we started picking around mid-March, with the entirety of the Grenache picked before April we had a winery full of excellent wines right from day 1 of the harvest. The conditions paved the way for excellent acid retention and freshness and all wines demonstrated their complexities at very early stages in their lives. The grenache was no exception and I can remember excitedly tasting the wines in barrel across their first 18 months of life. The Domaine Clarendon Grenache always had an excellent floral rose perfume and has amazingly pure raspberry and strawberry fruit undertones. The integrated natural acidity illuminates intense raspberry flavours for all to see on the palate. The perfect accompaniment to any meal.

About Clarendon Hills

Clarendon Hills is one of Australia’s most iconic wineries, founded by Roman Bratasiuk. Domaine Clarendon is their regional-level label, showcasing the power and purity of McLaren Vale through declassified single-vineyard fruit. All wines are wild yeast fermented, unfiltered, and unfined, offering a raw yet refined expression of site and season.

About Blewitt Springs Wine Region

Where Old Vines Meet the Sea
Just 45 minutes south of Adelaide, McLaren Vale is a coastal wine region known for its stunning diversity of soils, microclimates, and wine styles. Framed by rolling hills and ocean breezes from the Gulf St Vincent, this region delivers bold, expressive wines with natural freshness and balance.
Shiraz is the undisputed star here—often plush, spicy, and full-bodied—but McLaren Vale has also become Australia’s spiritual home for Grenache, with many vineyards over 100 years old still in production. These old vines produce perfumed, medium-bodied wines with serious depth and vibrancy.

McLaren Vale is a champion of sustainability and innovation. Many producers lead the charge in organic, biodynamic, and minimal-intervention winemaking, while also embracing Mediterranean varietals like Nero d’Avola, Fiano, and Vermentino, which thrive in the region’s warm, dry climate.

From iconic estates like d’Arenberg and Yangarra to cutting-edge micro-producers, McLaren Vale offers wines of personality and place—beautifully crafted between the vines and the sea.

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Domaine Clarendon Grenache 2021 | 2021 | Grenache | Blewitt Springs

This 2021 Grenache is what happens when you take premium cuttings from some of Clarendon Hills’ best single-vineyard blocks and let them dance in the bottle. From the elevated sands of Blewitt Springs comes this silky red—packed with blood orange, cherry, cranberry and wildflowers like lavender and rose petals. The palate? Plush, vibrant and ridiculously charming. At $29, this is serious value for serious Grenache lovers.

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