The palate is well balanced with a lightly spiced opening

(90-92)/2029+

expressive inner sweetness and an impossibly long

Harmonious

pure and focused medium weight plus flavors remain dense

Clonakilla, Shiraz Viognier Vintage:2018 The palate is well balancedThe 2019 Shiraz Viognier is from a low yielding (down around 15% to 20%), warm and dry year with some well timed summer rain that allowed the vines to produce bright, lively fruit. The warm year brought higher alcohol with it (14. 6% alcohol as opposed to the 13. 2% of 2021), but the same 6% Viognier inclusion remains. The wine was matured for 18 months in French oak. Where the 2021 is bright, delicate and lacy, this 2019 is denser, muscular and