Kilikanoon, Killermans Run Grenache Shiraz Mataro, Clare Valley

Delicious!!! Cherry taste, Marmelade, very very strong, bit of baking a, no sourness, cool???

2013 vintage

Strawberry, baking spice and vanilla on the nose, palate is boysenberry jam. Long sweet finish, fairly straightforward but that's what makes it good. Very enjoyable.

2013 vintage

Love it!

2013 vintage

At a very good place now, still very spicy and fruity. I love this type of Shiraz. Moree toned down from the younger bottles.

2013 vintage

Mmm...cherry, roses, & a hint of smoke. A very nice Shiraz!

2013 vintage

As my earlier notes. Still developing - the generous (cherry, damson) fruit seems 'sweeter' but the structure and spice remain. A lovely bottle.

2013 vintage

Typical

2013 vintage

Decanted for 2 hours. Deep red with purple rim. On the nose faint notes of rasberry intertwined with dark fruit and some alcohol which are all reflected on the palate. The wine has medium weight and is well balanced. It presents itself with the right amount of acidity and oak treatment, generally well done. I am sure it will drink well for the next 2 years with minimal gain in pleasure. This would be a well suited companion for beef …

2013 vintage

Another bottle of good Aussie Shiraz. Great QPR. Blackberry, blueberry, vanilla, pepper, smoke with some bitterness. Almost full bodied, not very complex but enjoyable. 90~91/100

2013 vintage

Getting even better. The soft palate still has all the fruits, spice, and complexity noted earlier. It opens nicely over a couple of hours and is good on its own and/or with food. For me, it has much of the Penfolds Shiraz character but at a bargain price, relatively speaking. Lovely wine.

2013 vintage

Very smooth and silky, almost sweet. Didn't need a decant, just screw it open and unleash it's power. Bold flavors, high alcohol, so a slight chill to 16°C serves it best to get all of the complex aroma.

2013 vintage

Deep colour with no signs if ageing. More vanilla on the nose than the last bottle (reminiscent of a 'Penfold's Shiraz nose), together with bramble fruits and even a trace of strawberry. The soft palate has all the fruits, spice, and complexity noted earlier. Dark cherries developed later. Some dusty tannins on the late palate without food but superbly integrated with food. Plenty of life ahead. After a couple of hours, the wine really came together and gave great pleasure. …

2013 vintage

Taste Wines from the Southern Hemisphere (San Diego Wine Co.) : N: Jammy berries with earthy undertones P: LM, poss Lt, body; Almost swtish frt met by a bit of astringent pucker twhich pretty much mitigates by the fairly LONG, tangy/swt finish. For now & through '19, *poss* '20. 14.5% ABV; 91 pts RJonWine (3/18/16), + 2 scores & 3 medals on wine-searcher's Tasting Notes pg. [As of mid Mar '20, wine-searcher shows no sources for this vintage].

2013 vintage

My note of June still stands. Truly excellent wine. Say no more......

2013 vintage

Brambly nose with notes of leather, black pepper, and blackberries. Tight, focused palate with dusty tannins. Medium body. I'm getting a sour note, brett perhaps? D2: fruit is all but gone. Tannins showing through stronger than before. Licorice.

2013 vintage

Opened 5h before drinking. Deep colour. Excellent fruit, spice, and vanilla on the fragrant nose. I got redcurrants morphing into blackcurrants on the palate with deep dark red fruits including cherries and plums. Prominent spice and pepper developing as before. Big and complex with vanilla, good acidity, and soft but structured tannins. Long. Excellent with rare sirloin and equally good with soft blue cheese but superb on its own, later. Cherries were more prominent a couple of hours later with …

2013 vintage

Second bottle. Still good. Medium plus bodied, going to full with time, plus some sweetness. Blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry, dark chocolate, coffee, pepper, menthol. Best enjoyed next day after half an hour's bottle breathing. Next day it's got more integrated and became something like a nice Rhone Syrah. Ended in 92/100.

2013 vintage

14.5% Deep garnet, medium + bodied. Initial nose shows dark fruits, barnyard, but soon red fruits like raspberry, burnt orange peel, spices and some sweetness emerge. Overall still dry. Pretty tannic at first, but softens, gets richer in 2 days. Finishes with menthol. Needs some breathing or best enjoyed on the 3rd day. Nice and savory acidity.

2013 vintage

Medium+ intensity nose with aromas of raspberry, currant, and sweet spices. It's medium-full bodied with nice aroma replays and just a hint of sweetness that's tempered by lively acidity. Slightly chalky tannins. Hints of purple fruits on the long finish. Score: 88+ pts

2013 vintage

Deep colour. Excellent fruit on the fragrant nose with a little gentle vanilla later. Rich dark red fruits on the palate with plums, spice and pepper. Complex, soft, and almost sweet fruit later but always with a soft, 'round' tannic backbone. This is a so-called entry-level Shiraz blended from fruit from all the Kilikanoon Clare sites but what a wine for the money! Tasted at Grand Union Wine Society with Claire Scott-Gall of Mentzendorff UK.

2013 vintage

Have never had anything but great bottles from this winery--especially the Shiraz and what a QPR.

2013 vintage

Australia Tasting (One Market, SF) : Rather over-oaked. A bit of reductive black fruit and pepper, but the sweet cinnamon-nutmeg oak is more prominent for me. Full bodied, high alcohol, slightly elevated acid, diminished tannins.

2013 vintage

Saturated, opaque, red violet color; tart black pepper, roasted black fruit nose; silky textured, tart black pepper, roasted black fruit palate; medium-plus finish

2013 vintage

Slightly bitter aftertaste, likely from lack of oak integration, tastes very young. Aussie shiraz in style, fruit driven, dark, high alcohol. May improve, but enjoyable everyday bottle

2013 vintage

Not much fruit. A dry SA Shiraz. There's a hint of dark chocolate. Wife tastes some dark berries. She's usually right so I'll go with that.

2013 vintage

- Garnet color with medium forming legs and aromas of blackberry, raspberry and burnt toast. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of tobacco with a medium/full body. Satin-Like texture with a medium finish.

2013 vintage

All of the Kilikanoon wines I have tried have been consistently good with an outstanding QPR. This bottle tasted of warm black raspberries with the tannins and alcohol (14.5%) well hidden. Would like to keep at least one bottle for a few years to see how it will age.

2013 vintage

Trotz der 14,5% kein Alkoholmonster! Rote Beeren, Schokolade, Röstnoten, Speck und florale Töne, Cola. Am Gaumen mit feinem bis mittelkörnigem Tannin, nicht allzu komplex, aber trinkig, mittlerer bis langer Abgang, leicht zehrend. Schön für einen Winterabend.

2013 vintage

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