Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz 2024 is dried herbs, red fruits, spices, white pepper, kirsch and aniseed on the nose with raspberries and charcuterie on the palate — elegant and focused with bright energy, mouthwatering acidity and serious length. Dark garnet in the glass. Hilltops, Young, NSW. Drink now or cellar with confidence for 10+ years.
“as pitch perfect as they come” — Huon Hooke, The Real Review
“one glass simply demands another” — Ken Gargett, Winepilot
“a wine of elegance and good focus with bright energy” — Ken Gargett, Winepilot
“enjoyable now for its superb balance” — Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Tasting Notes
Appearance
Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz 2024 presents a full, bright purple colour with dark garnet depth of exceptional vibrancy and cool-climate brilliance, displaying the outstanding quality characteristic of fruit grown by the Mullany and Gleeson families in the Hilltops district around Young on the south-western slopes of New South Wales — a Shiraz of rare elegance, focus and enduring Clonakilla distinction.
Aroma
The nose is expressive and immediately captivating, with dried herbs, red fruits and spices of exceptional complexity and cool-climate distinction, featuring star anise, pepper, a faint lilt of eucalyptus, kirsch and aniseed of genuine depth and refinement. A bouquet of outstanding aromatic elegance and authentic Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz character — fruit-driven yet savoury and herbal, with prettiness, lightness and darkness afforded equal billing in a nose of rare and enduring distinction.
Palate
Elegant and focused on the palate, moving to raspberries and charcuterie of exceptional vibrancy and cool-climate appeal with bright energy and mouthwatering acidity running the length with outstanding freshness as an absolute highlight. Medium-full body with fine, poised and precise tannins elegantly framed and long — a Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz 2024 of serious length, superb balance and softness, with toasty, meaty, umami characters working around the edges of outstanding distinction. Drink now or cellar with confidence for 10+ years.
Pairs With
This exceptional Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz 2024 is a natural companion to slow-roasted lamb, duck confit, charcuterie, mushroom ragù, aged hard cheeses or grilled venison — where its dried herbs, red fruits, spice, bright acidity and fine tannins deliver a Hilltops Shiraz experience of outstanding elegance, focus and enduring cool-climate distinction.
