2023 Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz

Excellent value as ever, the Hilltops Shiraz offers Clonakilla class at a very affordable price.
4.7
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
7 Reviews

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It would be hard to find a consistently better value wine from a top-flight Shiraz producer in the country than the Hilltops Shiraz from Clonakilla.

A selection of premium vineyards across the region contributing to the wine, it shows all the finesse of premium cool-climate Shiraz/Syrah without the hefty price-tag.

At $30 this is a no-brainer. If you want Clonakilla in your cellar but aren't regularly quaffing $90+ wines, then the Hilltops is a wine with great pedigree that can be consumed now or in 10 years time.

93 points - "A bit of a chameleon as it first appears spicy and herbal with sweet-sour flavours, then it changes to gutsy and flavoursome with a little meaty reduction. Still finding its way perhaps. It’s inky, with wafts of bitumen and pepper, flavours of kirsch, dark plums and cedary oak. Fuller bodied and fleshy with plentiful tannins; there’s a certain refinement, too, with fine acidity in tow." - Jane Faulkner (Halliday Wine Companion)

91 points - "This is as reliably good as ever, without being an absolute peak vintage release. It tastes of black cherry with edges of plum; there are herb and twig-like notes (though no whole bunches were used), there’s a subtle toasty meatiness and a little bit of mint too. Smoky/nutty oak characters are modest, bordering on unnoticeable. This wine is medium in weight at most, and a pleasure to drink." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

Customer Reviews

4.7
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
Based on 7 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 5 Total 4 star reviews: 2 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
7 reviews
  • KH
    Kelvin H.
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    2022 Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    One of my favourites

    Loved it! I think this is one of their best vintages highlighting the Hilltops strengths.

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    Jeff M.
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Best price in Sydney

    Great dinner time wine...

  • RF
    Rhonda F.
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    2 years ago
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    2022 Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Mrs Rhonda Fulop

    Absolutely wonderful

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This Shiraz is made from grapes selected from five vineyards in the Hilltops district around Young on the South Western Slopes of New South Wales.

Mid-dark red hues with warm plum and cherry aromas woven through the region's trademark dark berry fruit.

Region: Hilltops, NSW
Blend: Shiraz (100%)
ABV: 13.00%

Price Bracket $30 or Less
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Shiraz
Country Australia
Region Hilltops
Australian State NSW
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Reviewed By The Wine Front
Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 93
91
Alcohol 14%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
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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 consistency over the last two decades. Whether Shiraz, Riesling or otherwise, every wine in the Clonakilla stable are 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.

Tim Kirk harvesting at Clonakilla Discover Clonakilla Wines

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