Community Tasting Notes 86

• Cremuel Likes this wine: 91 points

  March 7, 2024 - Bob's cellar. Nice garnet red, no evident bricking. Swirls of sharp cassis pinched with redcurrant, spicy menthol, twist of black cherry nose. A little dryness on opening tasting, but this is washed away by delicious red berries, cassis and damson, peppery spice, and a nicely done dash of tannic grip. With some air, crunchy red fruit comes through, funky forest floor. Really good.

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• Vini Ciclismo Likes this wine: 94 points

  February 10, 2024 - Deeply coloured, bright red with black core.
  Bright, intense fragrance. Dark spice, red berries, blood plum, damson, rich cassis.
  Fruit flavours drive the impression, rich and sweet, but with excellent structure, finessed, lithe, refined. Primary fruits still set the profile, gentle secondary flavours only, youthful. Hints of dark tar spice, licorice, graphite. Silky, stylish and delicious.

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• ogres3 Likes this wine: 92 points

  February 9, 2024 - So I really liked this wine. Could have been a Napa syrah. Great fruit, complex, fairly smooth, very nice finish.

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• Cremuel wrote: 90 points

  December 31, 2023 - Bob's cellar. Deep red, no bricking evident. Nose is deep damson, cassis, lovely stewed black fruit, rich and delicious. The Viognier hits your palate (in a good way) initially, it's complex and layered. Vegetal notes bubble up to the top, and there's a sharp red fruit behind. Tannins are still peppery, and in control. Nice wine.

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• john_s Likes this wine:

  August 2, 2023 - Barely ready to my taste. The combination of screw cap and excellent cellaring conditions make for a very long time for maturation. Côte Rôtie under cork takes long enough, but for someone of my age this wine is problematic. What I should have done 12 or so years ago was store it in a kitchen cupboard.
  Apart from that, it's a lovely wine.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Clonakilla
• Varietal Shiraz Blend
• Designation Shiraz Viognier
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Australia
• Region New South Wales
• SubRegion Southern New South Wales
• Appellation Canberra District
• UPC Codes 2318626000020, 727760506886, 7350079965582, 9342020000020

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• Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
• In Cellars 1,132 (61%)
• Consumed 717 (39%)

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