Clonakilla Shiraz 2017 is widely regarded as one of the finest vintages of this iconic Australian wine. With a mesmerizing complexity, it showcases an aromatic bouquet of white and black peppers, spices, fresh earth, and graphite-like stony notes. The palate is long, silky, and impeccably detailed, featuring layers of dark berries, red plums, dark chocolate, and a touch of spice. Its elegant structure and flawless tannins offer a captivating drinking experience, yet it will only improve with time, best enjoyed after 2025. A true reflection of the winery's commitment to quality, this vintage stands out for its harmony and power.

Jamessuckling.com | JS 98
Published: Jun 11, 2018

One of the greatest vintages of this wine. It has a super complex array of white and black peppers, hard brown spices, leaves, flowers and fresh wet earth, as well as graphite-like dark stony notes. The palate is immaculately detailed, long and silky with flavors of blackberries, red cherries, red plums, dark cherries, blackberries and dark chocolate. The palate is delivered with steady elegance and power, showing unwavering build and a seemingly never-ending trail of fresh and spicy fruit flavors. With the most immaculate tannins, too. The real soul of this wine shines through in this perfectly simpatico vintage. Fascinating to drink now, but it is best to give it some time. Try around 2025.

Decanter | D 98
Published: Expert's choice: Premium Australian Shiraz
Drink: 2021-2034

Quiet, controlled with a spellbinding timbre. Neverending, and phenomenal in terms of its quality.

Clonakilla.com.au

The wettest late winter/spring in memory made for a later than average start but set up the season beautifully.

Another warm/hot summer followed.

50 mm rain in late January.

40 mm in the second last week of March gave us some challenges, with a little late season botrytis, but nothing that judicious hand picking couldn’t conquer.

A larger than average crop for the third year running.

Good flavours at relatively modest baumes. SV parcels were harvested between 13.0 and 13.5 baume.

Alcohol 13.3% Alc/Vol
TA 5.7 g/L
pH 3.68
Sugars <0.3 g/L