Community Tasting Notes 33

• Dennis R wrote: 90 points

  May 7, 2020 - I drank this bottle over 5 days. On day 1 its aroma was barnyard and almost no fruits evident. The palate was of faint red sour berries and stringency. Day 2- the aroma improved and blue fruits appeared- palate was more complex with vanilla + sour berries with tannin astingency. I drank this wine for next 3 days but by day 5- it was becoming porty- but still fresh. This wine being screw cap has at least another 10 years to go - as the tannin is still not well integrated. Its a mistake to drink shiraz from a good producer with screw cap under 20 years.

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• Gemofwine Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 15, 2019 - Flowers, black currants, strawberries, thyme, medium dry, very lovely and soft texture, balanced & herbal palate ..elegance.

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• majamke wrote: 89 points

  July 8, 2017 - Loaded with black pepper, with some dark fruits emerging from under the torrent of spice. A hot year in a normally cool climate has led to a brash wine more in the style of Barossa than Canberra district. Few more years left for this, but not really much point.

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• EdLark wrote: 91 points

  June 25, 2017 - Bouquet somewhat subdued giving an impression of being a bit closed and disappointing, however it opened up over about an hour and flavours came to the fore. Tannins relatively prominent but again softens. On the whole this is very drinkable, well balanced wine that still has a number of years left.

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• CamWheeler wrote: 87 points

  April 1, 2017 - GMs - The Blending Sessions: Cherry, meat, violets and spice. High acidity on the palate, this has medium length and restrained fruit. I worry a little bit about the acidity poking out further with time, especially with the leanness of the fruit. Decent for now.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2007
• Type Red
• Producer Clonakilla
• Varietal Shiraz
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Australia
• Region New South Wales
• SubRegion Southern New South Wales
• Appellation Hilltops

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• Pending Delivery 12 (2%)
• In Cellars 313 (58%)
• Consumed 217 (40%)

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