Clonakilla O'Riada Shiraz

A typical Canberra Shiraz, it has a medium body, notes of red berries and flowers, and a lot of cool-climate spiciness. It’s a quintessential Canberra Shiraz. Ripe red berries and plenty of spice.

Thi vintage saw a cooler vintage with slow ripening that continued late into the fall. Fruit from our estate vineyard and other lovely locations in Murrumbateman and Hall is used to make the O'Riada.

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.