Kavel's Flock Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2034
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted lamb, grilled ribeye steak, mature cheddar cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Kilikanoon's 'Kavel's Flock' Shiraz pays tribute to Pastor Augustus Kavel, a visionary leader who guided Silesian pioneers to South Australia in the mid-19th century to escape religious persecution. These early settlers laid the foundations for the region's rich agricultural and viticultural heritage. Crafted from premium vineyards in the Clare Valley, this wine embodies the region's distinctive terroir, characterized by warm days and cool nights that preserve natural acidity. The wine is traditionally vinified and matured in a selection of French and American oak barrels, creating a harmonious balance between intense dark fruit flavors, savory spices, and structured tannins.
🍾 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%