Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Clonakilla |
Label Name: | Shiraz Viognier |
Vintage: | 2015 |
Country: | Australia |
Region: | Canberra District, New South Wales |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.3% |
Grape(s): | Shiraz (≈95%) / Viognier (≈5.5%) |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
James Suckling 99 (Nick Stock) ; Joe Czerwinski (Robert Parker/Vinous) 96. ; Mike Bennie/The Wine Front 97. ; Vinous 94. ; James Halliday 98
Tasting Note
Perfumed violet and spice with ripe red and black fruits, white pepper, licorice and olive-savoury notes; silky, fine-grained tannins and a long, mineral-tinged finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, beef bourguignon, aged hard cheeses, venison. Asian: Sichuan pepper beef, char siu, Korean BBQ short ribs, braised beef noodle soup, hoisin-glazed duck.
Production Method
Co-fermented Shiraz with ~5.5% Viognier; 20–30% whole-bunch (2015 ~30%) fermentation; 12 months in tight-grain French oak barriques (35% new).
Vineyard Info
Clonakilla, founded by John Kirk (1971) in Murrumbateman; Tim Kirk produces the flagship Shiraz–Viognier from estate vineyards at ~600m elevation, famed for perfumed, Burgundian-influenced Shiraz.