The 2024 vintage was both heartbreaking and brilliant.
October frosts reduced yields significantly, but the season that followed was evenly warm with rainfall at the appropriate times.
The late summer and early autumn were glorious. The fruit that survived the frost delivered powerful aromas and intense flavour.
The perfume here is really something. A classic Shiraz Viognier.
Tim Kirk & the Clonakilla Team
A powerful wine of focused intensity and terrific length...Already has lovely drinkability. Superb shiraz.
Huon Hooke, The Real Review - 97 points
Outstanding. Immediate classic. Unmissable. The 2024 Shiraz Viognier is so perfumed from the glass...with so many nuanced levels of texture and flavor. This is super.
Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate - 97 Points
Two years ago, toward the end of vintage, we were confident we had something pretty special
The nose is complex. The palate is powerful. The finish is both fine-grained and sustained. We’re up at the high-water mark again here with this 2024 release of Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier.
Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front - 96 points
This is splendid, and yes powerful in flavour and structure...rich and ripe yet comes out complex and contained.
Jane Faulkner, Halliday's Wine Companion - 96 points
Ryan Montgomery, JamesSuckling.com - 98 PointsElegant and precise with real clarity, showing all the hallmarks and charm of the Northern Rhone. Excellent.