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...
Barrel fermented lees contact style SB showing nice soft almond and pear notes. Creamy, slightly yeast driven palate, but retains its acidity.
Primary fruit driven with plums and black cherries. Sweet front palate, smooth, liquorice, dark chocolate and maraschino cherries. Medium bodied with noticeable acidity as expected from this grape variety. Medium finish.
Toasty, lanolin notes showing some early tertiary ageing. Dry, medium bodied, slightly creamy but also displaying crisp, juicy lemon pith driven flavours producing a medium finish. Impressive wine.
Ideal summer wine for lunch at 8.6% abv. Off dry wine full of tropical fruits such as mango and passion fruits. Acid balanced the residual sugar perfectly. Easy, drink early style. What is not to like about this wine?
Fresh lemon scented wine with medium intensity. Dry, light fresh and zesty lemon flavour. Medium finish.
Green peppercorns, earthy, cedar with an underlay of dark cherries and blackberry leaf. Dry medium bodied with soft tannins. Liqueur cherries & blackcurrant flavours. Medium intensity and finish.
Medium intense nose full of citrus, limes, pears with a touch of stone fruit. Racy and drying palate with high acidity. Fresh and light bodied with blossom floral flavours and a medium finish. Sourced from Juliet Cullen grapes grown at 630 meters above sea level.
Sweet floral and cooking spices with black cherry, a hint of vanilla oak. Dry medium bodied with more cherries on the palate. Negligible tannins. Primary fruit driven making a soft easy drinking wine, round and soft.
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...