Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2023

Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2023Experience the essence of cool climate Shiraz with Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2023. This vintage boasts great intensity and purity of fruit, creating a classically elegant palate. Indulge in the beautiful aromas and style defining taste of this archetypal wine. "Ive loved Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier since the 1997 release and I love them from all manner of seasons. But gradually, over time, Ive come to really prize the results of the cooler seasons,

Experience the essence of cool-climate Shiraz with Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2023. This vintage boasts great intensity and purity of fruit, creating a classically elegant palate. Indulge in the beautiful aromas and style-defining taste of this archetypal wine.

"I’ve loved Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier since the 1997 release and I love them from all manner of seasons. But gradually, over time, I’ve come to really prize the results of the cooler seasons, and the 2023 season was one of those. In a wine like Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier, which comes from a micro-climate, seasonal variation makes a distinct difference.
The finesse of this release. The fragrance too, which leads to a palate where just enough, feels like extra. It’s buoyant, juicy and perfumed, with a wild party of spice notes flying through the wine like happiness itself, or like confetti, either way there’s an air here of celebration. This wine sits on the apex of the road, where the rain meets the oil. The fruit flavours have a water-colour aspect; the texture coats the flavour in satin. We’ve come to expect all the above from Clonakilla’s flagship wine. What’s special, for me, in this 2023 release is the web of tannin, as dewy as it is strong. There’s a weave to this release. It’s a masterpiece of twigs, nuts and strings. If Morricone had been a winemaker he’d have made something like this. Orchestral. Spellbinding. Itself.
Abandon all resistance, ye who enter here."
96 Points - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, July 2024, Drink: 2025 - 2040+