Exodus Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted lamb shank, grilled ribeye steak, mature hard cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
Kilikanoon's Exodus Shiraz is a compelling expression of the Clare Valley's unique terroir, capturing the power and elegance that define this historic South Australian wine region. Sourced from carefully selected, low-yielding vineyard sites, this wine represents a journey of meticulous viticulture and winemaking. The Clare Valley's warm days and cool nights, influenced by refreshing breezes, allow the Shiraz grapes to develop intense flavor concentration while retaining natural acidity. Traditionally vinified and matured in seasoned and new French oak hogsheads, the Exodus Shiraz is crafted to showcase the dark fruit profile, savory complexity, and structured, velvety tannins characteristic of the estate's premium red wines.
🍾 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