Kilikanoon...one of the Clare’s absolute best and one of our absolute faves. The name Ridgeline is graced to this wine as a recognition of the tip-top grapes that go into it. Seriously, only a select few rows at the very top of the hill on their Morrison’s Vineyard make this shiraz the special wine it is. There’s a smidge of new oak used here, but the majority is older barrels to the tune of 15 months. This provides a bit of texture and structure while still letting that fruit sing. We found dark cherry, plum, dried herbs and licorice all wrapped up in a savoury blanket with a lengthy finish and ripe tannins. Another hit from a producer that seems to know no other way.