Reserve Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2035
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-roasted lamb shanks, grilled ribeye steak, mature cheddar cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Kilikanoon's Reserve Shiraz is a masterful expression of the unique terroir of South Australia's Clare Valley. Sourced from select, low-yielding vineyard parcels, this wine benefits from the region's distinctive diurnal temperature shifts, where warm days are followed by cool evening breezes that descend from the surrounding hills. This microclimate allows the fruit to achieve optimal phenolic ripeness while preserving vital natural acidity. Crafted using traditional open-top fermenters and basket pressing, the wine is matured in premium French oak barrels to integrate its robust structure. It reflects a heritage of meticulous viticulture, capturing the dark fruit intensity, savory complexity, and refined tannins characteristic of the estate's finest vineyard sites.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1997 by winemaker Kevin Mitchell, Kilikanoon is situated in the picturesque Clare Valley of South Australia. Sourcing fruit from historic, low-yielding old vines across diverse microclimates and soil profiles, the estate is dedicated to crafting wines of remarkable power, precision, and regional authenticity. The winery has earned widespread international acclaim for its deeply concentrated, structured red wines—most notably the flagship Oracle Shiraz and Prodigal Grenache—alongside crystalline, age-worthy Clare Valley Rieslings.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Shiraz