Clonakilla O’Riada Shiraz 2022 (Canberra)

Sean O’Riada is one of the heroes of modern Ireland. A talented musician and composer, he is credited with taking traditional Irish music out of the kitchens and pubs of Ireland and putting it on the concert stages of the world. He died, prematurely, in 1971, the year Clonakilla was established by John Kirk. He was John’s cousin.

2022 was a cool vintage with gentle ripening progressing well into autumn. The O’Riada Shiraz fruit was sourced from the estate vineyard, and other fine sites in Murrumbateman and Hall.