Kirrihill Regional Series Shiraz 2022

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Written By Campbell Mattinson

Kirrihill Regional Series Shiraz 2022 is, at $19, better-than-average value, so long as you’re prepared to give it some air.

Kirrihill Regional Series Shiraz 2022
AU$19

In pure quality terms this isn’t as good as the 2023 riesling in the same range. It tastes a bit (too) commercial and the alcohol sticks out a bit. But either decant it or give it a little air, and pretty quickly you start to see the appeal. Raspberry, red licorice, dry spice and bloody, ironstone-like flavours make for a pretty interesting drink. The RRP here is $19 but shop around and you’re in business. There’s sweet, ripe fruit here and plenty of it.

89 points.

Campbell Mattinson

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.

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