Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 2016

One of the true icons of the Australian wine landscape, Tim Kirks SV is a bucketlist wine, even more so when it is one of the great vintages like 2016.

Critics thoughts -  This is a shiraz viognier of the highest order, with desperate purity of white pepper, whole bunch mixed spice and plum skin, and a super fine, gravelly tannin structure of breathtaking presence yet unerring finesse. In enduring line, undeviating persistence and sheer, glorious beauty, this vintage sits confidently among the greatest syrahs on earth. Tyson Stelzer

When I tasted the upcoming release of the 2016 Shiraz Viognier, I was as transfixed as Kirk had been. It’s true that I had been enraptured by the 2015 (and the ’13, the ’12, the ’09, ’08, ’07…). It is among the very greatest Australian red wines, with a character all its own. ...the perfumed, spicy bouquet with red flowers and fruits doesn't prepare you for the intensity and piercing length of the beautifully balanced medium-bodied palate.  This is a truly glorious wine that draws you back again and again to explore the wealth of red fruit flavours, and the majesty of its textures and flavours.  James Halliday