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Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz 2017 Wine Review

Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz 2017

Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz 2017

Canberra District, Australia

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Price: $34.95

Drink: 2022-2027

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Clonakilla

Agent: Alto Vino

Natalie's Score: 92/100

From Australia's Canberra District, Clonakilla Hilltops 2017 Shiraz is perfumed with exotic aromas of dark spices, pink florals, dark cherry and dark berries. The wine is dry, full-bodied, lush, smoky and spicy with ripe dark cherry, dark berry compote, cracked black pepper, savoury flavours and pleasantly grippy, fine-grained tannins. Shiraz grapes for this vintage were sourced from five vineyards in the Young wine region and were cold soaked on their skins for a couple of days prior to fermentation with a portion of the grapes added whole clustered. The wine is then aged in French oak barrels for almost a year. Pour with roast beef dinner.

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This Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz 2017 was reviewed on June 17, 2022 by Natalie MacLean

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