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Region: Australia - South Australia - Clare Valley
Grapes: Shiraz
Alcohol: 14.5%
Notes on the Wine
WINEMAKING: Low yielding grapes from premium vineyards were hand-selected from exclusively Clare Valley vineyards then vinified by traditional winemaking methods and matured in small French barriques before careful blending and bottling unfiltered.
TASTING NOTES: Aromas of dark cherries, fresh licorice, and smoky oak infuse the nose. The palate is richly textured and carries forward the flavors of cherries and licorice from the nose as well as additional layers of chocolate and cedar. The wine has finely balanced tannins and finishes with persistence.
Notes on the Producer
Founded in 1997 by Kevin Mitchell, Kilikanoon is a boutique Clare Valley winery with an international reputation for producing regionally expressive, terroir-driven wines. The Kilikanoon property, featuring a circa 1860s stone cottage housing Kilikanoon's tasting room, was originally settled by early English migrants who named it after an historic old mansion in Cornwall. On purchase of the historic property in 1997, mature vineyards of Shiraz, Cabernet, Grenache and Riesling that had been planted by Kevin's father, Mort in the 1960s, became a part of Kilikanoon, and now form the heart of the estate vineyards. Twenty years on, with the addition of partners Nathan Waks, a principal cellist with the Sydney Symphony, and Bruce Baudinet, Managing Director of Oracle Estates, Kilikanoon is rated by US and Australian critics as one of the Clare Valley's outstanding wineries, producing bracingly intense and long-lived Rieslings, along with powerful, yet balanced Shiraz, Grenache and Cabernet Sauvignon.
