{"title":"New 99-Point Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eNew Release | Super Special\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2024 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOffer: $125\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"If one may start with the bottom line, the only reason that this one didn’t get 100 points is because there would seem to be every chance that Tim Kirk will continue to outdo himself and come up with something even better. Mind you, looking at this wine, it is hard to imagine how he will do that. As always, this sits amongst the world’s very best Shiraz Viognier blends... The previous vintage was a masterpiece. This one tops it.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e99 Pts - Ken Gargett, \u003cem\u003eThe Wine Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\"Elegant and precise with real clarity, showing all the hallmarks and charm of the Northern Rhone. Excellent.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e98 Pts - Ryan Montgomery, \u003cem\u003eJames Suckling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2024 Clonakilla O'Riada Shiraz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOffer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$44\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'This is top notch. It has flavour and length, but it’s the spread of that flavour and the tannin that comes with it that makes you sit up and take notice. This wine is where the smart money’s going. Cherry-plum, five spice, anise, mint, dark soy and florals, with a talc-like feel to the tannin and a general feeling of etching. Super release of O’Riada;' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95Pts - Campbell Mattinson,\u003cem\u003eThe Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2024 Clonakilla Hilltop Shiraz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOffer:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$29\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA super-cheap, price-matched, rock-solid bargain that will give pleasure now and during the next 10 years too! This is always a beauty! Randall.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'This release is as pitch perfect as they come. Medium in body, fruit-driven but with savoury and herbal inputs, slipped with tannin and satisfying through the finish. Prettiness, lightness and darkness are all afforded equal billing, which then allows toasty, meaty, umami characters to work around the edges. This is an excellent wine to buy and drink' \u003cstrong\u003e93Pts - Campbell Mattinson,\u003cem\u003eThe Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIconic Aussie Pinot from Mornington | New Scores!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHurley Museum Release + 2024 Single Site\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an insider’s wine—a true gem in Australian Pinot Noir. With each passing year, the maturing vines and Kevin and Tricia's commitment to the vineyard and minimalist, classical winemaking elevate these wines to ever greater heights. The 2023 vintage, the latest peak, is noble and restrained, with fanning tannins that are genuinely thrilling, cellaring will reward. Just thinking about these makes me thirsty! \u003cstrong\u003eCheers, Randall.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMuseum Release | 2022 'Hommage' Pinot Noir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cs\u003e$103\u003c\/s\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e| \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$89\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Homage faces north-east, is the smallest of the vineyards, was planted from cuttings taken from Main Ridge Estate, and – important on the Peninsula – is the most sheltered of the vineyards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis release is better than excellent. It’s elegant and fine-boned but it has genuine power, most of the latter formed, assembled and employed through the back half of the palate and out through the finish. It’s a Pinot Noir for lovers of Pinot Noir. It’s modestly sweet-sour but it’s silken and cohesive, its black cherry, meat, toast and floral elements singing as one. This is my favourite of the 2022 Hurley Vineyards pinots; they’re all good, but this for me is the most complete.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95Pts - Campbell Mattinson,\u003cem\u003eThe Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2024 Estate Pinot Noir \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$79\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The Estate release combines the three individual vineyards of the Hurley property.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere’s complexity to this release, there’s a silken feel to it, and most importantly there’s a lovely even glide throughout, the latter extending appreciably through the finish. I wish that I could leave the review there, because that’s all anyone needs to know. But some people like to hear individual flavour descriptors, so here goes: undergrowth, toast, a bell clear expression of red cherry, a saucy smokiness, rose petals with a gentle decay to them, whispers of dry tobacco. Tannin is fine, just assertive enough, and effectively works as a conduit to the progress of the flavour ongoing. For reasons of complexity, length and mouthfeel, I would place this among the best Hurley Vineyard wines that I’ve tried.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 Pts. - Campbell Mattinson,\u003cem\u003e The Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2024 'Hommage' Pinot Noir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$99\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Homage faces north-east, is the smallest of the vineyards, was planted from cuttings taken from Main Ridge Estate, and is the most sheltered of the vineyards. 152 dozen made.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tannin in this wine starts from the mid palate. It’s arguably the most structural of the 2024 Hurley Vineyard releases. Pronounced herb notes rest on cherry-plum fruit, with fresh cedar and sweet spice notes soaked within. This isn’t a big Pinot Noir, it’s varietal and fresh, and yet it feels imposing. It’s a wine with a beautiful future.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95+Pts - Campbell Mattinson,\u003cem\u003eThe Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2024 'Lodestone' Pinot Noir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$99\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Lodestone is north-facing and the warmest of the three sites. But it’s planted to the Burgundian clones 114, 115 and 777 (along with some MV6), and the soils the vines are planted in are rockier. 203 dozen made.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOf the four Hurley Vineyard pinots noirs released this year, this is the one that I’ll take home with me. They’re all excellent but this one just has the balance of all the various components arranged so impeccably. It’s the perfect mix of fruit and undergrowth, earth and wood, tannin and pure, lively juice. There’s a chalky, minerally character to the finish, in particular, though this aspect is present throughout – even as it lays on a fair amount of silken charm. This is great stuff.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95Pts - Campbell Mattinson,\u003cem\u003eThe Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2024 'Garamond' Pinot Noir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$112\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'The Garamond vineyard is east-facing, and planted to MV6 clone. It’s the coolest of the Hurley vineyards but it often produces quite substantial Pinot Noir. 152 dozen made.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s touch and go as to whether there’s too much oak here but give it time and such concerns will dissipate. There’s no question though that the fruit itself and the length of the finish are in excellent shape. Cedar, red and black cherry, swings of earth and undergrowth and an infusion of woodsmoke. There’s power and there’s confidence to this wine; it has cellarworthinecs written all over it. In time it will be a beauty.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95Pts - Campbell Mattinson,\u003cem\u003eThe Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"2022-clonakilla-shiraz-viognier-750ml-bottle","title":"2022 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 750Ml Bottle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"There is at once a distinguished calm on display here that sings to the anthem of an effortless, extended, cool ripening season, and at the same time a rising crescendo of flamboyant spice, white pepper, pot pourri and florals. Monumental gravitas is declared in granitic tannins of super-fine texture, enlivened by the fantastic tension of cool-season acidity, together promising a lifespan at the outer realms of Clonakilla potential. A towering monument to shiraz viognier. A benchmark. A revelation.\" - Tyson Stelzer \u003cbr\u003e\"The cool vintage writ large, indeed. Beauty in quiet spaces. It’s a compact and fresh-feeling release, gossamer threads drawn in a complex tapestry. Perfume is pretty, rose petals, violet this year, red cherry, fresh and sour, woody spices in clove and cinnamon, a touch of alpine herb. The palate is lacy, light on and quite transparent, a touch diffuse at present, but draws on its sheath of feathery tannin to tighten nicely, let’s say fine structure, while cooler red fruit flavours, woody and smoky spices lend character gently, but with potential on show. 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The fruit flavours have a water-colour aspect; the texture coats the flavour in satin. We’ve come to expect all the above from Clonakilla’s flagship wine. What’s special, for me, in this 2023 release is the web of tannin, as dewy as it is strong. There’s a weave to this release. It’s a masterpiece of twigs, nuts and strings. If Morricone had been a winemaker he’d have made something like this. Orchestral. Spellbinding. Itself.\" \u003cstrong\u003e96 Points, Campbell Mattinson. Wine Front\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Randall's Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43653600575668,"sku":"23CNKLASHV750","price":128.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/2019_Clonakilla_Shiraz_Viognier_1479533a-0dd4-4429-9c55-aa8f2480402c.jpg?v=1695792990"},{"product_id":"2023-clonakilla-oriada-shiraz","title":"2023 Clonakilla O'Riada Shiraz","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I cannot fault this wine. It’s so well spiced, without being excessively so. It’s rushed with cherry-plum fruit, it’s both refreshing and satiny, it folds, carefully, cedarwood and deli-meat into the fruit, and the tannin is a masterclass of the fine, filigreed kind. After all that, or over-arching it, is the fact that it’s a delightful drink, pretty, floral, solid where it needs to be, bright and balanced...\" 94 Points, Campbell Mattinson. 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So very, very few wineries make such a change, much to their shame. Kudos to Hurley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere’s complexity to this release, there’s a silken feel to it, and most importantly there’s a lovely even glide throughout, the latter extending appreciably through the finish. I wish that I could leave the review there, because that’s all anyone needs to know. But some people like to hear individual flavour descriptors, so here goes: undergrowth, toast, a bell clear expression of red cherry, a saucy smokiness, rose petals with a gentle decay to them, whispers of dry tobacco. Tannin is fine, just assertive enough, and effectively works as a conduit to the progress of the flavour ongoing. For reasons of complexity, length and mouthfeel, I would place this among the best Hurley Vineyard wines that I’ve tried. \u003cstrong\u003e95Pts. - Campbell Mattinson, \u003cem\u003eThe Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43976973222068,"sku":"23HVESTPN750","price":79.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/MP0065926976_4.png?v=1752130656"},{"product_id":"2024-clonakilla-oriada-shiraz-750ml-bottle","title":"2024 Clonakilla O'Riada Shiraz 750ml Bottle","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eO’Riada Shiraz is grown on both Clonakilla’s estate vineyard, and on three other Murrumbateman\/Canberra District sites. 20% whole bunches, up to three weeks on skins, both free-run and pressings combined, into French oak for 12 months, 25% new.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eThis is top notch. It has flavour and length, but it’s the spread of that flavour and the tannin that comes with it that makes you sit up and take notice. This wine is where the smart money’s going. Cherry-plum, five spice, anise, mint, dark soy and florals, with a talc-like feel to the tannin and a general feeling of etching. Super release of O’Riada. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Randall's Fine Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44058166132916,"sku":"24CNKLAORIDA750","price":44.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/Clonakilla_JohBaptSchafer_Seguin-Oct24.png?v=1728956559"},{"product_id":"2024-hurley-vineyard-lodestone-pinot-noir-750ml","title":"2024 Hurley Vineyard Lodestone Pinot Noir 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWines are dues from the 1st of June\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\"Also mid-garment but a bit deeper, the nose giving up a layered and complex blend of black cherries and mulberries with undertones of earth and mushroom and overtones of violets. 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To 2040.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e- Kevin Bell, Winemaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44236908921012,"sku":"23HLYLSPN750","price":99.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/MP0065926976_1.png?v=1752129737"},{"product_id":"2024-hurley-hommage-pinot-noir-750ml","title":"2024 Hurley Hommage Pinot Noir 750Ml","description":"\u003cp class=\"xxxxparagraph\" style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; font-kerning: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Segoe UI, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWines are due from the 1st of June\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xxxxparagraph\" style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; font-kerning: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Segoe UI, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\"Mid-garnet too but otherwise expressing a different personality to the others. It has a complex savoury nose of damson plums and red cherries enveloped in lavender and sage. The palate has the primary flavours of wine gums and jubes but these are balanced with excellent acidity and herbaceousness so that the overall effect is one of sapid and savoury complexity. Very long and silky, with a tight but not rigid structure and firm rolling tannins. Fascinating and distinctive. 25% new oak. Alc\/vol 13.4%. To 2040.\"  \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e- Kevin Bell, Winemaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"xxxxparagraph\" style=\"text-align: justify; background: white; font-kerning: none;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44236909871284,"sku":"23HLYHOPN750","price":99.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/Hurley_hommage-pinot-noir.png?v=1752460814"},{"product_id":"2024-hurley-vineyard-garamond-pinot-noir-750ml","title":"2024 Hurley Vineyard Garamond Pinot Noir 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\"Mid-garnet with a complex and etherial bouquet of cherries and raspberries infused with the perfume of roses and honeysuckle.  A bouquet in which to lose oneself. Everything in the palate is a step up here. Powerful flavours of black cherries, cassis and dark spice fill the mouth in a way that exudes elegance and finesse. The texture is slick and silky due to the ultra-fine tannins while the body of the wine is dressed in beautiful oak that here too will integrate over time. Structure tick. Acidity tick. Length tick. Garamond was 26 years old in 2024 and it shows in the wine. It is losing fat and gaining complexity and tightness, as are the wines of Lodestone and Hommage. 25% new oak. Alc\/vol 13.2%. To 2045.\" \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px; font-family: Raleway, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;\"\u003e- Kevin Bell, Winemaker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReviews TBA - Please see below for the 2023 critic statements:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e97 points, five stars - Stuart Knox, The Real Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMedium ruby-red colour.  Fragrant nose of dark cherries, star anise, cola and prosciutto all lifting from the glass. Medium in weight but packing a great amount of red berry and cherry intensity. That power is accentuated by a mix of cola and anise spices and as it drives a deeper curing meat undertone.  Great length carried by fine acidity and powerful, sandy tannins that almost feel endless.  A phenomenal wine that will continue to evolve with cellaring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 Points – Jane Faulkner, Wine Companion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most balanced and complete of Hurley’s pinots this vintage, with more flesh to the bones. Dark fruit, ripe, tangy and sometimes sweet, punchy acidity yet firm tannins and smoky, charry oak acting as a backdrop to the full-bodied palate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44236910395572,"sku":"23HLYGAPN750","price":112.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/Hurley_Garamond-pinot-noir.png?v=1752460966"},{"product_id":"2022-hurley-hommage-pinot-noir-750ml","title":"2022 Hurley Hommage Pinot Noir 750Ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\"\u003e\"Hommage is the name given to the north-east-facing, most sheltered block of Pinot at Hurley, planted in the late 1990s in deep red volcanic soil. Mostly G5V15 clone, with some MV6. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-AU\"\u003eThis has a more complex, energetic character to it than the Garamond or Lodestone: more sour-cherry Morello fruit, glossy, then tart, snappy, tangy tannins in the mouth, some eucalypt, long and linear. Will be fascinating to see how this ages in the bottle.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e16.5+\/20 - \u003cem\u003eJancisRobinson.com\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Homage faces north-east, is the smallest of the vineyards, was planted from cuttings taken from Main Ridge Estate, and – important on the Peninsula – is the most sheltered of the vineyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis release is better than excellent. It’s elegant and fine-boned but it has genuine power, most of the latter formed, assembled and employed through the back half of the palate and out through the finish. It’s a Pinot Noir for lovers of Pinot Noir. It’s modestly sweet-sour but it’s silken and cohesive, its black cherry, meat, toast and floral elements singing as one. This is my favourite of the 2022 Hurley Vineyards pinots; they’re all good, but this for me is the most complete.\" \u003cstrong\u003e95 Pts. - Campbell Mattinson, \u003cem\u003eThe Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44256760266932,"sku":"23HLYHOPN750","price":89.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/Hurley_hommage-pinot-noir.png?v=1752460814"},{"product_id":"2024-clonakilla-shiraz-viognier-750ml","title":"2024 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier 750mL","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"If one may start with the bottom line, the only reason that this one didn’t get 100 points is because there would seem to be every chance that Tim Kirk will continue to outdo himself and come up with something even better. Mind you, looking at this wine, it is hard to imagine how he will do that. As always, this sits amongst the world’s very best Shiraz Viognier blends... The previous vintage was a masterpiece. This one tops it.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e99 Points - Ken Gargett, \u003cem\u003eThe Wine Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Elegant and precise with real clarity, showing all the hallmarks and charm of the Northern Rhone. Excellent.\" \u003cstrong\u003e98 Points - Ryan Montgomery, \u003cem\u003eJames Suckling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"... \u003cspan\u003eso perfumed from the glass... I love this wine in pretty much every vintage condition; it varies each year, but it remains true to its fine, complex DNA. This is super.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e97 Points - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErin Larkin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, The Wine Advocate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44339451691188,"sku":"23CNKLASHV750","price":125.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/2019_Clonakilla_Shiraz_Viognier_1479533a-0dd4-4429-9c55-aa8f2480402c.jpg?v=1695792990"},{"product_id":"2024-clonakilla-hilltops-shiraz-750ml","title":"2024 Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz 750mL","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This release is as pitch perfect as they come.\u003c\/strong\u003e Medium in body, fruit-driven but with savoury and herbal inputs, slipped with tannin and satisfying through the finish. Prettiness, lightness and darkness are all afforded equal billing, which then allows toasty, meaty, umami characters to work around the edges. This is an excellent wine to buy and drink.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 Points - Campbell Mattinson,\u003cem\u003e The Wine Front\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heart \u0026 Soil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44339460931764,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0561\/1261\/1508\/files\/Clonakilla_JohBaptSchafer_Seguin-Oct24_1.png?v=1728956902"}],"url":"https:\/\/randalls.net.au\/collections\/new-99-point-clonakilla-shiraz-viognier\/australia.oembed","provider":"Randall's Fine Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}