Clonakilla

May 6

Clonakilla is a Mattinson Ten Star Winery.
Only the best of Australia’s best are ranked as a Mattinson Ten Star Winery.

Few wineries anywhere in the world nail the brief, year after year, wine after wine, as well as does Clonakilla, in the Canberra District. It’s little wonder then that life always feels better when there’s a bottle of Clonakilla on the table. Shiraz viognier is the runaway star of this estate but riesling, varietal viognier, cabernet, chardonnay (Tumbarumba) and pinot noir can and do also shine here, as indeed does ultra-low-volume-of-production Syrah (sans viognier). Clonakilla’s more modestly-priced Hilltops Shiraz is almost always noteworthy as well. Clonakilla isn’t just a good winery. And it’s not just an important winery, even though it is that too. Clonakilla is a legend of modern Australian wine.

Every vintage (1997–2023 inclusive) of Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier has been reviewed on The Winefront site since the 1997 release.

Campbell Mattinson

This article was written by Campbell Mattinson, founder of The Winefront and mattinson, and former chief editor of Halliday Wine Companion.

When you pick up a wine book or a wine website and see thousands of wines with 95 point and above scores, it’s hard to know which of these wines to choose. Mattinson guides you through this maze, leading you to the best wine stories, the best wine producers, the best value wines, the most prestigious wines and simply, to the best tasting wines.

Mattinson has been a photo-journalist since 1987 and a wine critic since 2000. He is the only Australian wine journalist to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once.

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