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Clonakilla O'Riada Shiraz 2008

Clonakilla O'Riada Shiraz 2008
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Name:   Clonakilla O'Riada Shiraz 2008
Bottle: $45.00
Dozen:$486.00
Year:      2008
Region:  Murrumbateman, ACT
Variety:  Shiraz
Type:     Red
Size:      750ml
Alcohol: 14%

Date Tasted

12th February 2010

Appearance

A rich purple on black.

Nose

Dark cherries, stems and a decent shake of black pepper are immediately apparent. Further investigation reveals toasted oak sitting under more fresh fruit of the red variety.

Palate

Meaty and stalky, the wine exhibits the effects of some whole bunch techniques. The fruit is dense but lively with impressive natural acidity. Cool climate spice and a lingering finish all add up to a wine with serious impact. Elegent and understated, it remains powerfully beguiling from start to finish.

Closure

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Cellaring

2-10 years


94Points
Campbell Mattinson
 says:

If you’re not a great fan of stalk influence you’ll probably find this wine a touch green. It’s not - it’s cherried and spicy, smoky and very fine through the finish. It’s a wine where the flavours seem to have been picked up and placed into the wine with care and deliberation. It needs more time to grow more comfortable within its own skin, but I have no doubt of its quality - within its style.


93Points
Nick Stock, The Penguin Wine Guide
 says:

It has cool blackberry and dark cherry fruit aromas and musky viognier lift. The palate's elegant and juicy with vivacious, sweet, ripe dark berry flavour, fine, easy, tannins, mocha-flavoured oak and plenty of drink now appeal.


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