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2017 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier

2017 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier

Murrumbateman, NSW

One of Australia's finest and most collected wines, in scintillating form.

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About
Clonakilla at its best.

James Halliday (Halliday Wine Companion)

About The Wine

The 2017 release of this iconic wine is one of controlled power and grace.

The result of a cooler and later vintage for the Canberra District, the detail and persistence of flavour yielded from these famous vines has never been more clear than in the 2017 release.

The critics have agreed with a barrage of feverish reviews hitting the airwaves as anticipation grew over the months leading up to its release. Nick Stock awarded called it "One of the greatest vintages of this wine" and Campbell Mattinson suggested, "Pour a glass and behold its beauty, for it is rich in that."

If you've loved Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier in the past, you'll be smitten with the 2017 release. It's a great wine at full stride. It's something truly beautiful - it's an Australian wine to be proud of.

About Clonakilla

Clonakilla is one of the true icons of the Australian wine scene. Since its inception, it has been one of the leading lights of the Australian cool climate wine insurgence.

They boast one of the most collectable wines in the country in their Shiraz Viognier, a wine of outstanding quality and consistancy over the last two decades.

Whether Shiraz, Riesling or otherwise, every wine in the Clonakilla stable is considered amongst the benchmark examples in Canberra District.

Quite simply, Tim Kirk and his family-owned estate are one of the true gems in the Australian wine industry crown.

Clonakilla
Clonakilla's signature Shiraz Viognier blend, fermenting away
Murrumbateman, NSW
Additional Info

From The Producer

The 2017 vintage was built on the wettest winter and early spring that any of us can remember. The early rain turned out to be a blessing, given the warm and generally dry summer that followed.

After the heat of 2016 the more moderate conditions in 2017 made for an unhurried, steady ripening with layers of aroma and texture being built up along the way. In other words, a typical cool-climate year.

Classically medium bodied with a line of pure spice running through rose garden and ripe red berry aromatics.

Blend : Shiraz (94%), Viognier (6%)
ABV : 13.50%
Closure : Screw cap
Drink Until : 2035
Bottle Size : 750ml

Owner/winemaker Tim Kirk
Owner/winemaker Tim Kirk
Murrumbateman, NSW
Expert Reviews

Critic Reviews

96Points
The Wine Front

"Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier. Australian Grand Cru Shiraz.It has both lightness and power; it has wooden racks of spice set into deep cupboards of black cherry; it has anise; it has forest berries, it has florals and it has meat, though all of it sits in the one, neat, tidy room. Tannin is so fine and so bright with spice that it sits like gold thread in an evening gown. It’s a wine of shadows and a wine of light; of shadow and of joy. Pour a glass and behold its beauty, for it is rich in that."- Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

98Points
James Suckling .com

"One of the greatest vintages of this wine. It has a super complex array of white and black peppers, hard brown spices, leaves, flowers and fresh wet earth, as well as graphite-like dark stony notes. The palate is immaculately detailed, long and silky with flavors of blackberries, red cherries, red plums, dark cherries, blackberries and dark chocolate. The palate is delivered with steady elegance and power, showing unwavering build and a seemingly never-ending trail of fresh and spicy fruit flavors. With the most immaculate tannins, too. The real soul of this wine shines through in this perfectly simpatico vintage. Fascinating to drink now, but it is best to give it some time. Try around 2025." - Nick Stock (JamesSuckling.com)

96Points
Tyson Stelzer

"A gloriously fragrant and elegant Clonakilla is the blessing of a classic cool year, brimming with rose petal and pot pourri. A delightful core of morello cherry and wild strawberry fruit glides seamlessly through a lingering trail of powder-fine tannins. It's set to go down as a long-lived Clonakilla." - Tyson Stelzer

98Points
Halliday Wine Companion

"A co-fermented 94/6% blend. The hue is good, although not deep - pinotish. Tim Kirk nails it when he writes of a line of pure spice running through the bouquet and palate - I would simply add ‘and the aftertaste' because this has superb length and texture, replete with red berry flavours. Clonakilla at its best." - James Halliday (Halliday Wine Companion)

Customer Reviews
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