Clonakilla Shiraz O'Riada Canberra District 2022

94 points Erin Larkin (Wine Advocate): "The 2022 O’Riada Shiraz is made from fruit picked from the Clonakilla estate and other vineyards in Murrumbateman and Hall. The 2022 season was cool and long, like its predecessor, 2021. On the nose, there are notes of pink musk sticks and rose petals, blood, black cherry, pastrami and iodine. In the mouth, the wine is everything that the nose has promised—vibrant, alive, delicious, exciting and shaped by very fine pumice stone tannins. Gentle dust and brush sway through the finish. What a lovely wine. 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink 2023-2032. (08/24/23)."

94 points Jane Faulkner (Wine Companion): "I like what cooler vintages deliver to shiraz grown in a cool climate and made by people who are skilled. There’s a fineness, a pepperiness, a zestiness and vivacity. It’s fragrant with florals, a whiff of cured meats; it’s lithe with sandy tannins and has a gentle sway across the medium-bodied palate. Super refreshing, mouth-watering and best in its youth although it’ll last another decade, largely thanks to the acidity. (06/17/24)."

93 points Ned Goodwin MW (Jamessuckling.com): "A very delicate, diaphanous and dainty O'Riada in this cooler year. I thought it was a bit too light on my first tasting, but a revisit a day later saw it grow in stature. White peppercorn, musk, lilac, a hint of spiced salumi and redder fruits this vintage, over blue or black. Almost a wine for the Burgundy drinker, to be positive. The chiffon tannins, stretch nicely across the palate. Could use just a bit more mid-palate stuffing, to be critical. Drink or hold. Screw cap. (10/23/22)."