Clarendon Hills Astralis 2009 white-frontignac Notre-Dame-des-Pallières is a south facing

Notre-Dame-des-Pallières is a south facing site at about 200m

traditional style Brunello is produced at a mid-sized estate located in the southern hills of Montalcino

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Medium bodied in style with an elegant finish

and it still holds a special place in their collection

Clarendon Hills Astralis 2009 white-frontignac Notre-Dame-des-Pallières is a south facingMany Australians remain oblivious to the superb Reds that come out of a collection of old vine vineyards under the 'Clarendon Hills' label. Miniscule output and premium price tags are secondary to this vineyard's apparent alienation, which is actually a self imposed predicament that says more about owner winemaker, Roman Bratasiuk, a former biochemist for the Australian government. "Australians don't know what to do with my wines" he claims, "because