2023 Shiraz Viognier Magnum Cellar Door

2023 Shiraz Viognier Magnum Cellar DoorThere is no doubt vintage 2023 gave us some anxious moments. The spring was so wet and cool that the vines were very reluctant to emerge from their winter sleep. When they did emerge, the shoots grew so slowly that I wondered whether the grapes would ever ripen. Virtuoso winemaking a masterpiece. Ken Gargett Thankfully, the summer did finally arrive, and the vines embarked on the long but determined journey of ripening grapes through the warm late

damaged berries in several vineyards

but nothing that judicious hand picking couldn’t conquer

There is no doubt vintage 2023 gave us some anxious moments

Good rain in late spring/early summer and consistent

Spellbinding

The winemaking is kept as simple as possible

around 10% new

Tim Kirk and the Clonakilla Team

drying the bunches

Harvest baumes of 13

This wine comes T&L Vineyard Block Two

the essence of cool-climate Shiraz