{"product_id":"clonakilla-shiraz-viognier-2024","title":"Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2024","description":"\u003ch3\u003e99 Points - Ken Gargett\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocated some 30 minutes north of Canberra in the small rural town of Murrumbateman, Clonakilla has established a status that belies its relatively small size. Inspired by the great wines of Cote Rotie of France’s Rhone Valley, Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier is widely regarded as one of Australia's greatest red wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier is a product of what Clonakilla have described as a \"\u003cspan\u003eheartbreaking and brilliant\" vintage. October frosts reduced yields significantly, but the season that followed produced grapes with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epowerful aromas and intense flavour. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"citation-1\"\u003eAn immediate classic, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1\"\u003e2024 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-1 citation-end-1\"\u003e is exceptionally perfumed, leaping from the glass with orange blossom, rose petals, and white pepper.\u003csup class=\"superscript\" data-turn-source-index=\"1\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e The palate is powerful yet refined, layering juicy blackberry and red cherry against silken tannins and a long, spicy, mineral finish. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlready receiving widespread acclaim, this latest release is destined to sell out fast. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"99 Points. If one may start with the bottom line, the only reason that this one didn’t get 100 points is because there would seem to be every chance that Tim Kirk will continue to outdo himself and come up with something even better. Mind you, looking at this wine, it is hard to imagine how he will do that. As always, this sits amongst the world’s very best Shiraz Viognier blends. It must also sit amongst the very best releases of this particular wine. World class. Deep and dark purple in hue, this is full of black fruits, black cherries, florals, cassis, leather, mocha, truffles, raspberries, aniseed and tobacco leaves. Immaculate balance, extraordinary length, a seductive texture and the silkiest of tannins, it will provide immense pleasure for at least the next two decades. The previous vintage was a masterpiece. This one tops it. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDrink by: 2025-2045\"- Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"97 Points. The 2024 Shiraz Viognier is so perfumed from the glass, with notes of orange blossom and Boscobel rose, raspberry seed and peppercorns. The wine is delicately layered, spicy and medium-bodied, with many nuanced levels of texture and flavor. In youth these wines express floral detail and an orange-peel lift, while with age they develop meaty nuances and ethereal dried rose petal complexity. I love this wine in pretty much every vintage condition; it varies each year, but remains true to its fine, complex DNA. This is super. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink 2025 - 2044\"- Erin Larkin, robertparker.com.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"97 Points. Enchanting aromatics unfold in the glass to reveal a wine of immense complexity and grace. Whole-bunch-derived green bean tones are quick to melt into an array of spices - black pepper, star anise, dried bay leaf, green peppercorn, clove - while elegant fruit lingers beneath in the form of blackberry and black cherry. Whispers of black olive in brine, and an emerging sweep of dried violet whose florality lifts with time in the glass, bringing pretty tones into an otherwise dark-fruited and spice-led perfume. The palate has a cool, mineral feel with svel?ness and elegance throughout: blueberry, steminess, olive tapenade, black cherry, black pepper. It glides through the mouth with effortless lift and anchoring intensity. The tannins are fine and integrated but firm in their framing, while ribbons of cool acidity help pull this to seemingly endless length. Olive tapenade and exotic spice permeate the mouth perfume. The detail, the elegance, the intensity, the length - this is a wine of class and quiet confidence. The term ‘national treasure’ came to mind. Outstanding.\"- Tom Kline, Wine Pilot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clonakilla","offers":[{"title":"1 Bottle","offer_id":56987049361568,"sku":"$129.90","price":129.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 Bottles","offer_id":56987049394336,"sku":"$129.90","price":779.4,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"12 Bottles","offer_id":56987049427104,"sku":"$129.90","price":1558.8,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0414\/3464\/4640\/files\/Clonakilla_Shiraz_Vigonier_2024.png?v=1779060036","url":"https:\/\/auscellardoor.com.au\/products\/clonakilla-shiraz-viognier-2024","provider":"AusCellardoor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}