Tasting note
"A cooler year and this is a fabulous celebration of spice. Lovely life, lift and texture to its cinnamonedged succulent black cherry and berry fruit with liquorice. A cool clay tang lends texture and bottom to the long finish. Terrific."
TheWineDetective.co.uk, Sarah Ahmed, 12 Sep 11

Wine note
Can be cellared for 4 - 8 years. Wine made just north of Canberra, by Tim Kirk whose family settled here in 1968 and named the place after their County Clare farm - 'meadow of the little church'

Producer note: Clonakilla
Clonakilla was established in 1971 by John Kirk, a Canberra based research scientist. Clonakilla is a small, family winery dedicated to making distinctive, handcrafted wines. Their wines are made in limited quantities. They make a range of wines, but their speciality is wines made from two varieties which have their original home in the Northern Rhone valley in France: Syrah (Shiraz in Australia) and Viognier. Their flagship is a Shiraz Viognier blend. The grapes for the Hilltops Shiraz were selected from four vineyards in the Hilltops district around Young in New South Wales.

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