Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2009

Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2009Jeremy Oliver Wine of the Year 2011 Matthew Jukes Top 100 Australian Wines of 2011 Established in 1971, Clonakilla is a small family winery at Murrumbateman dedicated to producing distinctive, handcrafted Canberra region wines. The Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier, their flagship wine, has won numerous awards and has been regularly nominated as Wine of the Year by Australia's leading Wine Critics. It is one of the great wines of Australia and is recognised

almost grippy in texture

I sat on this over the course of three days

There are currently 10 hectares of vines planted

The merlot lasted just a couple of vintages

Very much 2008 with very high acidity but much more undertow and embroidery than the Grande Dame 2008

balance in the process restored

"Chartogne's largest cuvée

already known as Australia's finest expression of the traditional Cote Rôtie

It ripens slowly

as suitable land became more scarce in the Wairau Valley

"Very deep garnet-purple

Drink to 2027