

95 POINT RATED SAM KIM WINE ORBIT & 95 POINT RATED KEN GARGETT WINE PILOT KILIKANOON SHIRAZ AT $600 OFF A DOZEN
Vintage: | 2020 |
Source/Region: | Clare Valley, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Shiraz |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar 5 - 10 years |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 14.50 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.60 |
Rating: | 95 |
Perfectly balanced with vibrant upfront red fruits and complex savoury nuances. The fruit is supported by fine ripe tannin which give definition and structure to a long and persistent finish. Complex aromas of dark cherry, red plum, licorice and dried herbs.
The Oath Shiraz is sourced from the best rows at our Morrisons’s vineyard. These are located on the top of the Ridge, overlooking Watervale. Allowing for maximum concentration of fruit, showcasing the Kilikanoon house style consisting of Powerful Elegance. Fermented in open fermenters for 7-8 days. Pumpover twice daily. Basket pressed into quality French oak hogsheads 5% new balance 2-5 years old. Maturation in barrel for 15 months prior to blending and bottling. No Fining or filtration.
95 Point Rated - Sam Kim Wine Orbit
"Sweetly fruited and beautifully fragrant with dark plum, blueberry, warm spice, hazelnut and subtle cocoa notes, it's wonderfully weighted in the mouth delivering excellent fruit purity and richness. Splendidly framed by fleshy texture and fine tannins, making it highly appealing. At its best: now to 2034. www.kilikanoon.com.au. April 2022."
95 Point Rated - Ken Gargett Wine Pilot
"Sourced from the estate’s Morrison’s Vineyard, the rows are at the very top of that vineyard, along the ridge which overlooks Watervale. Similar production methods as for the Cabernet. Fermentation takes place in open fermenters for a period of seven to eight days, with twice daily pumpovers. The results are basket pressed in French oak hogsheads, again 5% are new and the other 95% two to five years of age. The wine then matures in barrel for fifteen months prior to blending and bottling, without fining or filtration. This is a dense, glass-staining purple in colour. Lovely floral and chocolate aromas are entwined with cassis, tobacco leaf, aniseed and more. A wine simply bursting with flavours that is then supple on the palate, nicely balanced and finishing with abundant but silky tannins. Good acidity and excellent length – I love this. Drink it over the next five to ten years while waiting for the Cabernet to peak."
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