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Kilikanoon owns or controls in excess of 500 ha of prime vineyards during South Australia but if you want to know what wines from the Clare can taste like try out Kevin Mitchell’s now exceptional assortment. Despite the fact that he lacked his own winemaking facility till 2004, the grapes had normally come from 20 ha of estate vineyards. Shiraz in individual is a star – quite outdated vine flagship Attunga 1865 (£F) is created only in excellent years but, at significantly less than half the price, Oracle and Covenant Shiraz command just as substantially respect, showing off the regional traits superbly and tremendously concentrated as effectively. The Oracle has a far more floral, berryish accent in contrast to a a lot more traditional, smoke, mineraland earth-imbued intensity in the Covenant. An expressive Blocks Road Cabernet Sauvignon demonstrates each its orgins and the type and stability common of the wines right here with additional concentrated and depth in latest vintages. Mort’s Block Riesling has deep fruit intensity and is quite well-structured in the most current vintages needing at least three-4 years to show at its greatest. Even better is the Reserve with excellent concentration and length, not unlike a top rated Pfalz Grosses Gewächs in style. A further Riesling, Blacket’s Vineyard is sourced from Eden Valley. 2nd Fiddle is a very well-balanced, fruity Grenache-based rosé. The most recent releases are especially amazing and even now very fantastic worth. Medley is a really elegant blend of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvèdre and Parable Shiraz – an extreme eucalpyt, herb and berryish McLaren Vale expression. Also new are the Killerman’s Run wines which incorporate Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Grenache/Shiraz – the final (the only one particular tasted) shows superb fruit and great depth. Quite a few other restricted manufacturing Shiraz are produced by Kevin Mitchell past the Clare from quite low yielding Kilikanoon Winery vines. These involve Testament Shiraz, Barossa ‘R’, a Greens Reserve (from the Greens Vineyard) in the Barossa and ‘M’ Reserve from McLaren Vale. (SA)

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