Blocks Road Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2034
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb shanks, grilled ribeye steak, slow-cooked beef stew
✨ Technical Specifications
Sourced from the premium, low-yielding vineyards situated along the historic Blocks Road in the southern reaches of South Australia's Clare Valley. This sub-region is famed for its unique microclimate, where warm days are tempered by cool evening breezes flowing through the valley, allowing the Shiraz grapes to ripen slowly and retain vital natural acidity. The soils here—predominantly red loam over limestone—impart a distinctive mineral edge and structured elegance to the wine. Traditionally vinified in small open fermenters and matured in a selection of French oak hogsheads, the Blocks Road Shiraz captures the essence of Clare Valley's terroir, offering a dark, spicy, and beautifully balanced expression of the variety, complete with notes of dark plums, licorice, and subtle French oak influence.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1997 by winemaker Kevin Mitchell alongside his viticulturist father Mort Mitchell, Kilikanoon has evolved into one of the Clare Valley’s definitive benchmark estates. Headquartered at an 1860s stone farmhouse in Penwortham, the estate commands access to premier vineyard parcels spanning diverse subregions, including Watervale, Leasingham, and Auburn. Altitudes range from 220 to over 600 meters above sea level, engendering dramatic diurnal shifts that preserve vital acidity and balance the Mediterranean sun. Kilikanoon champions sustainable farming across varied terroirs characterized by red terra rossa over limestone and slate-rich soils, most famously showcased in the ungrafted, dry-grown 1865 Attunga parcel. In the cellar, the winemaking philosophy pairs traditional fermentation techniques with precise maturation in French oak and unadorned vinification for aromatic whites. Revered for power paired with structural elegance, the estate's benchmark bottlings include the storied Attunga 1865 Shiraz, Oracle Shiraz, and the piercing, mineral-driven Mort's Reserve Watervale Riesling.
🍇 Grapes
Shiraz
🍷 ABV
14.5%