2017 Clonakilla O'Riada Shiraz, Canberra District
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Sean O’Riada is one of the heroes of modern Ireland. A talented musician and composer, he is credited with taking traditional Irish music out of the kitchens and pubs of Ireland and putting it on the concert stages of the world. He died, prematurely, in 1971, the year Clonakilla was established by John Kirk. He was John’s cousin.
2017, Clonakilla’s 42nd vintage was outstanding. Rain in early summer provided plenty of subsoil moisture, setting the perfect stage for the brilliant warm and dry late summer and autumn that followed. The O’Riada is made from fruit picked from Clonakilla’s own vineyard and other excellent sites in Murrumbateman and Hall.It’s a quintessential Canberra Shiraz. Ripe red berries and plenty of spice.
Spice, red flowers, pepper and wood smoke all appear and promptly disappear on the bouquet, reforming in a different order next time around, the ensuing palate a pond without a single ruffle. Red cherry infuses all one's senses with a constant framework of spice. The faultless balance will still be sustaining the wine 30 years hence. What value!
97 points James Halliday winecompanion.com.au August 1 2019
| Product/Service Sold Out | Yes |
|---|---|
| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Wine Style | Traditional |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Canberra District |
| Varietals | Shiraz |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
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