‘Astralis’
The first EVER bottle of wine to be valued at $100 in Australia and a wine that was rated in the TOP 1000 wines in the WORLD! This masterpiece created by Roman Bratasiuk is a labour of love, passion and valued at $3000.
The first EVER vintage was 1994 and Alex Bratasiuk, son of Roman, brought one into the studio to taste and learn the history of the vines from the next generation of family winemakers. Alex tells stories of how ‘Astralis’ was named, how his father wined and dined with the worlds heavyweights of wine and his personal collection that once rivalled New York!
Sharing memories over a glass full of them.
How good!
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Chapters
00:00 – 01:20 – Intro: Take a journey into the stars
01:21 – 03:37 – The beginnings of Clarendon Hills (Roman Bratasiuk)
03:38 – 11:14 – Australia’s FIRST EVER Single Vineyard Grenache 1991 vs 2021
11:15 – 13:51 – The “Retirement” of Roman Bratasiuk
13:52 – 19:51 – 1994 Astralis! First EVER vintage 💰
19:52 – 22:01 – Being named in the TOP 1000 wines in the WORLD
22:02 – 25:15 – Roman’s PRIVATE cellar revealed!
25:16 – Goodbyes and thanks to Alex Bratasiuk