Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2006
Red
Canberra District, Australia
7.9
WineSaint
Savory black cherry and earth dominate, with cured meat and violet lifting through. Fine-grained tannins frame everything beautifully, though they haven't fully integrated yet. The finish runs long and spice-driven. Give it another five years to really sing.
black cherrycured meatvioletearth
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.