Clonakilla - Shiraz Viognier - 2014

The remarkable run of Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier continues. 95% Shiraz: 5% Viognier. This release has a long life ahead. It’s so firm, so long, and has lots of meat on its bones. It’s savoury and peppery, essentially, but bursts too with black, ripe, soy-infused berries. Power, finesse, complexity and thick ribs of tannin. One thing it is not is sweet; though it compensates with abundant perfume. A roasted, nut-like character appears right there on the finish, like a glyph. Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier usually drinks well from the day of release; this one needs a little cellar time. 95 Points Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front