Single block Tempranillo growing on red volcanic and limestone soils. Nose is complex delivering new leather, tobacco, cola and dried herbs. The wine is medium bodied with dry, fine grain tannins supported by sweet raspberry fruits. Elegant smooth wine that builds in...
Zesty floral, lemon driven nose with a light bodied fresh crisp palate. Somewhat similar to a young semillon in the palate which ties into the wineries description of the wine as 'delicate and demure' . Won a couple of trophies. Will age well.
Attractive white pepper, dried sage laced with vanilla and new leather. A light Shiraz, medium bodied at the most. Juicy with crunch red cherry flavours. Very low tannins match the light palate. Delicious food friendly wine.
Plenty going on here. Raspberry, heaps of black cherry supported by sweet tobacco, dried herbs and a touch of cola. Dry lovely smooth palate, medium bodied with velvet tannins making it soft and round on the finish. Eminently drinkable for a young wine. Great blend.
Floral with hints of orange blossom and tropical fruits. Lovely extract on the palate with high acidity but has middle palate intensity from the fruit. Long finish. Excellent riesling.
Mineral, slate driven wine with wet limestone wall aromas! Dry, light bodied with searing acidity driving the plate. Firm, crisp with a long zesty finish. Built to last.
6% Viognier in this vintage, which was a milestone for Clonakilla being it's 50th. Nose driven by primary fruits of cherries and plums. Medium bodied wine with concentrated cherries, darker black fruits and a hint of cola. Silky front palate as well as some dry chalky...
Lovely lemon pith and sherbet nose with hints of tropical fruits such as pineapple. A touch of residual sugar, which you hardly notice, on the palate that is expertly balanced by high acidity. A lovely long finish with a high degree of extract that is Germanic in its...
Smoke oaky nose with a hint of burnt match. Lovely supple palate. Medium bodied, black cherry, liquorice. Medium finish.
New oak driven, earthy, medium bodied, dry, well balanced, elegant drinking. Blackberry and black cherry flavours on the palate. Medium length with a medium tannic finish. Ken Helm is an iconic, irrepressible winemaker and scientist in the District notching up over 45...