2014 Clonakilla Shiraz Hilltops

Community Tasting Notes (20) Avg Score: 88.9 points

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  1/17/2024 - For The Love of Loosen Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Labelled Shiraz but smells of Syrah, no doubt the Viognier. Black fruit bordering on olive tapenade. Perfect match with salami pizza with olives. Good acid with surely an amount of whole bunch. 14% ABV. Remains one of Australia’s best value wines. Alas, this is my last bottle. 92+.

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  12/22/2021 - Dr S Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Fading on the rim as you’d expect after close to seven years, otherwise still vibrant and lively. Warm Mid East spices prevail on the nose, graphite, then bramble fruit.
  
  Nice medium bodied palate. Melange of red fruits, dark cherry and chewy tannin. Lively with reasonable length.
  
  Good drinking now but 5-10 years more development if you wish. A good Hilltops.

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  12/30/2019 - graemeg wrote:

  {screwcap, 14%} A touch muted or dumb; spicy shiraz flavours of blueberry and a cool climate mien, fine dusty tannins, low/medium acid, medium length finish. A bit workmanlike, more time might help.

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  3/3/2019 - cgatesman wrote: 90 Points

  Really bad plastic chemical smell on the nose. Great fruit forward flavor profile. The bad chemical smell went away the next day in the bottle.

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  7/7/2017 - Elvis1969 wrote: 83 Points

  Syltigt och inte alls i min smak.

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