{"product_id":"lvdo-clarendon-syrah-2025","title":"LVDO Clarendon Syrah 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grapes, 30 ppm sulphites\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVegan, unfined and unfiltered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13.5% ABV\u003cbr\u003e750 mL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Syrah\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVineyard:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bekkers Clarendon Vineyard, Clarendon, McLaren Vale\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mcePastedContent\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlanted:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1990\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mcePastedContent\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElevation:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300 m\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mcePastedContent\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e 593 bottles\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn late 2023, Toby and Emmauelle Bekkers invited a small group of McLaren Vale winemakers for a casual benchtop tasting. We looked at Syrah, Grenache and Cabernet wines newly made from their Clarendon Vineyard Estate. The tasting sheet indicated a small parcel of Shiraz grapes available for sale from the 2024 vintage on for a long-term agreement. The red wines made from the top block located on pure schist with a thin topsoil tasted breathtaking. Fragrant, elegant, linear, yet packed with flavour and tension. Result of a cool, elevated, and terraced vineyard in a warm region. I knew I had found the missing part for my ambitious rosé project! The 2025 vintage delivered exceptional quality grapes, and while hand-picking bunches, I decided to dedicate a small batch to red wine. Archives from the 19th century praised the aromatic and elegant red wines made from this site that also had remarkable aging potential. Hence my contemporary take as a Light Dry Red, in other words, a fine Syrah with a nod to Pinot Noir and Grenache.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you've been following Bekkers' success in the past years, I don't have to introduce their gorgeous version: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bekkerswine.com\/store\/current-clarendon-syrah-2023\" tabindex=\"-1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBekkers Clarendon Syrah\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mcePastedContent\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaking:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand-harvested and sorted grapes were fermented as 30% whole-cluster with 2 daily \"pour-overs\" for gentle extraction. The free run was drained off after 72-days of extended maceration. Matured in a 450 L puncheon on fine lees for 10 months. After racking, the wine rested in tank for 1 month and was bottled with 30 ppm SO2\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LVDO Wine Cellars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45427590791191,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0565\/2896\/1559\/files\/03.png?v=1787413911","url":"https:\/\/drinkludo.com\/products\/lvdo-clarendon-syrah-2025","provider":"LVDO Wine Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}