2020 Koonowla Shiraz

2020 Koonowla
Shiraz

Shiraz is the big player in the Clare Valley – the most planted grape variety, favoured for its richness and savoured for its vitality. Acclaimed as one of the region’s great red wines, it can offer a spectrum of styles from bold and powerful, through lively and expressive, to deep and meaningful. One thing’s for certain – it’s never short of local personality.

Koonowla wines comes from a very special place in our hearts, their home one of the Clare Valley’s thriving historic treasures. Our shiraz tells the same story: classic regional qualities in an exciting modern style. Generous dark plum flavours with a delicate, exotic spice and subtle oak notes. Medium to full bodied style. Delicious drinkability.

2020 Reverence Shiraz
92 points
— Sam Kim (Wine Orbit)
92 points — Marcell Kustos (Wine Pilot)
91 points — Australian Wine Showcase

Tasting Notes

Colour

Deep purple

Aroma

Reflecting an estate and regional bouquet of crushed dark plums and Middle Eastern like spices.

Palate

A Clare Valley snapshot of dark fruits with savoury interplays suggesting roasted root vegetables, white pepper and a lovely background sense of French oak (20% new) that offers structural and subtle flavour support. Medium to full bodied styling imparts an expressive, contemporary character with a lingering finish.

Food

Soſt polenta with braised beef brisket. Moroccan spiced aubergine.

Technical Details

Harvested

17th March 2020

Bottled

21st November 2022

Closure

Screw Cap

Alcohol

14.7

TA

5.82