Product
2018 Revelation Shiraz
Place
Carefully selected from Kilikanoon Estate Vineyards across the Clare Valley. Only the best fruit is chosen on specific years.
Winemaking
The grapes are handpicked from a selection of Kilikanoon estate vineyards and brought to the winery in the cool of the morning. Crushed and left on skins before the resultant must is transferred to open-top fermenters and allowed to warm gradually. Fermentation starts naturally with the wild yeast resident around the winery. Pumping over occurs each day to macerate the skins ensuring the soft extraction of flavours
and colour. After fermentation, the grapes are pressed gently in a basket-press to release the wine from the skins. Carefully selected French oak hogsheads hold the wine for maturation. A rigorous tasting process ensures only the finest barrels are selected for the final blend before being bottled and returned to the cellar for further maturation
prior to release.
2018 Revelation Shiraz
Overview
The word Revelation has many meanings. At Kilikanoon we identify with the definition “...an act of revealing a fact or to make known a truth to others.” Our Revelation Shiraz is just that: the reveal of our most precious and coveted wine from any given vintage and it only happens when the conditions are faultless. After years of crafting and developing the perfect combination of factors, the first Revelation wine was bottled in 2010.
Today, the evolution of the style and meticulous barrel selection has ensured its great legacy. It all starts in the vineyard. The perfect combination of soil, vine age, altitude, and vineyard orientation with just the right balance of sunlight and water to create the ideal conditions for nature to nurture the ultimate grapes.
Our artisan winemaker then shapes and encourages the grapes into wine with depth and complexity, balance, and longevity. It is only after many months, if not years of evolution, that the very best wine, resting in our most harmonious oak, is selected to be in our Revelation. No more than 100 dozen bottles per year. Truly the best of the best in Kilikanoon’s vinous arsenal.
- Acidity: 6.5 g/L
- Alcohol: 14.5%
- Cellaring: Superb now - will age elegantly for 35+ years
- Closure: Screw cap
- Maturation: Carefully selected French oak hogsheads for up to 18 months
- Size: 750mL
- Varietal: Shiraz
- Vintage: 2018
Tasting Notes
Appearance
Inky black/purple with a deep red meniscus.
Nose
An intense explosion of aromas! Dark plums and chocolate, blackberry, red currants, cedar and spice all interplay to create a symphony of sensations.
Palate
The palate is dense & immersive, redolent of ripe plums, cherries & chocolate. The concentration is quite astounding, braced by an electric acidity, coated in super-fine powdery tannins. Further waves of bramble, coffee, mocha & dark fruits build to the crescendo, weaving their way to a prolonged and satisfying finish.