2019 O'Riada Shiraz Cellar Door

2019 O'Riada Shiraz Cellar DoorSean ORiada is one of the heroes of modern Ireland. A talented musician and composer, he is credited with taking traditional Irish music out of the kitchens and pubs of Ireland and putting it on the concert stages of the world. He died, prematurely, in 1971, the year Clonakilla was established by John Kirk. He was Johns cousin. It is one of Australian wines biggest bargains. Nick Ryan 2019 was warm and dry with some well timed summer rain. Canberra

22 months in tight grain French oak puncheons

to taste one of the many individual parcels that make up our flagship Shiraz Viognier

The fruit was destemmed

An aggressive hailstorm on January 9

prior to veraison

“fragrance

5% Viognier included in the ferment

Grenache (26%)

concentrating the sugar and acidity and intensifying the flavour

“Designed by Kerry Hill Architects

A decadently textured wine

A rich and complex bouquet singing with musk