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Kilikanoon owns or controls in excess of 500 ha of prime vineyards all through South Australia but if you want to know what wines from the Clare can taste like check out Kevin Mitchell’s now exceptional range. Though he lacked his own winemaking facility until 2004, the Kilikanoon Vineyard grapes had always come from 20 ha of estate vineyards. Shiraz in particular is a star – really old vine flagship Attunga 1865 (£F) is produced only in exceptional many years but, at less than half the cost, Oracle and Covenant Shiraz command just as considerably respect, exhibiting off the regional traits superbly and tremendously concentrated as properly. The Oracle has a extra floral, berryish accent in contrast to a additional classic, smoke, mineraland earth-imbued intensity in the Covenant. An expressive Blocks Street Cabernet Sauvignon exhibits both its orgins and the style and balance standard of the wines right here with added concentrated and depth in current vintages. Mort’s Block Riesling has deep fruit intensity and is incredibly well-structured in the most recent vintages needing at least three-4 years to demonstrate at its greatest. Even greater is the Reserve with exceptional concentration and length, not not like a major Pfalz Grosses Gewächs in style. A further Riesling, Blacket’s Vineyard is sourced from Eden Valley. Second Fiddle is a properly-balanced, fruity Grenache-primarily based rosé. The most up-to-date releases are especially amazing and nonetheless really great worth. Medley is a incredibly fashionable blend of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvèdre and Parable Shiraz – an intense eucalpyt, herb and berryish McLaren Vale expression. Also new are the Killerman’s Run wines which include Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Grenache/Shiraz – the last (the only one tasted) demonstrates excellent fruit and good depth. Various other restricted production Shiraz are developed by Kevin Mitchell past the Clare from pretty very low yielding vines. These incorporate 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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