2021 Clonakilla 'O'Riada' Shiraz New South Wales

Winemaker's Notes: The O’Riada is made from fruit picked from Clonakilla's estate vineyard and other excellent sites in Murrumbateman and Hall. It’s a quintessential Canberra Shiraz with notes of ripe red berries and plenty of spice.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


James Suckling - "Very classic shiraz character with green tobacco, clove, smoked meat, and blackberry aromas and flavors. Medium to full body. Chewy tannins that are polished and poised. Flavorful finish. Subtle and flavor. Drink or hold. Screw cap."


Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - "The 2021 O'Riada Shiraz is littered with peppercorns (green and pink), bramble, star anise, garden mint/nettles, strawberries and mandarin oil. There's a lot going on here. It is very elegantly structured, and lingering fruit through the finish makes for exciting, lovely drinking. It's pure, and clarity abounds. And there are strange inflections that bring pleasure. We know these Clonakilla wines age gracefully. I've given it 16 years. No doubt I'll laugh at my own prediction in 2037, as I drink a bottle, and smirk."