Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2002
Red
Canberra District, Australia
6.4
WineSaint
Brooding and savory, with cracked pepper and celery salt dominating the dark mulberry fruit. The medium-bodied palate shows decent fruit sweetness, but rising acidity creates an awkward tension. This cooler-vintage expression has peaked. Drink now rather than hold.
cracked peppercelery saltdark mulberryearth
Label
Clonakilla
→Clonakilla is the Canberra District producer most responsible for establishing Shiraz Viognier as a serious Australian style, drawing comparison to the northern Rhône long before that was a fashionable claim.