Grape Variety: 100% Shiraz

Growing Region: Clare Valley, Australia

Head Winemaker: Kevin Mitchell

TASTING NOTE:
Kevin and his team specialise in old vines with the oldest being nearly 150 years of age. The vineyard from which the fruit for this wine was sourced gets is names from an old bushman Mr Killerman who lived alone in the bush land behind Kilikanoon wines Clare Valley cellar door. He lived off the land - trapping wild game, growing fruits and vegetables and as the story goes - making his own wines in a galvanised iron lean-to. As with previous vintages this 2011 Shiraz celebrates the spirit of one of the Clare Valley's real characters.

The team work hard in the vineyards to ensure they achieve low yielding vines, producing quality grapes from premium vineyards selected across South Australian and then vinified by traditional winemaking methods and then matured in small French and American oak casks before careful blending and being bottling unfiltered.

In the glass you have a wine with a bright red colour and youthful hues. The nose clearly shows wild berry fruits, dark cherries and subtle hints of French oak notes round out the senses. The palate is elegantly, yet texturally rewarding, bringing together the ripe dark fruit flavours with the fine French oak nuances and fine grained tannins, producing a complex and layered palate and giving the wine a persistent finish. Decant for 30-45 minutes and serve at 16-18C.

CELLARING POTENTIAL:
Drinking perfectly well this season; and will age well for another 5-6 years.

SUGGESTED FOOD MATCHES:
Perfect wine match with roasted red meats, strong flavoured pasta dishes and pizza, enjoy.

Old vine Shiraz, full of ripe fruit character.