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Place

Crafted from the old vineyards adjacent to the winery in Leasingham, including the renowned, original Mort’s Block. Oracle continues to be one of our most celebrated and rewarded wines. Its powerful and opulent presence has been setting the bar for Clare Shiraz for over twenty years.

Vintage Conditions

2015 was a slightly warmer year than the previous one with the elevated topography of the Golden Hillside vineyards remaining a key influencer in keeping evening temperatures lower, slowing the ripening process down yet still allowing all fruit parcels to mature and develop evenly across the slope. A classic Shiraz vintage across the Clare Valley.

Winemaking

A number of low-yielding, discreet parcels of Shiraz were selected, vinified separately using time-honoured traditional winemaking techniques, then aged for 18 months in a selection of new and one year old, small French oak casks. The final cuvee was assembled and bottled, both unfined and unfiltered, in January 2016. Extended cellaring then occurred before the release of this wine in 2019.

Kilikanoon Wines

2015 Oracle Shiraz - Back Vintage

2015 Oracle Shiraz - Back Vintage

Overview

One of our most celebrated and awarded wines, the Oracle Shiraz pays homage to the diversity of the Clare Valley. The Oracle is also one of the original four wines made in 1997 and is our flagship Shiraz named after the mythological Oracle, where one goes to obtain wisdom and understanding. The Oracle captures the very essence of the Clare Valleys famous Terroir, its unique provenance, power, and elegance.
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Place

Crafted from the old vineyards adjacent to the winery in Leasingham, including the renowned, original Mort’s Block. Oracle continues to be one of our most celebrated and rewarded wines. Its powerful and opulent presence has been setting the bar for Clare Shiraz for over twenty years.

Vintage Conditions

2015 was a slightly warmer year than the previous one with the elevated topography of the Golden Hillside vineyards remaining a key influencer in keeping evening temperatures lower, slowing the ripening process down yet still allowing all fruit parcels to mature and develop evenly across the slope. A classic Shiraz vintage across the Clare Valley.

Winemaking

A number of low-yielding, discreet parcels of Shiraz were selected, vinified separately using time-honoured traditional winemaking techniques, then aged for 18 months in a selection of new and one year old, small French oak casks. The final cuvee was assembled and bottled, both unfined and unfiltered, in January 2016. Extended cellaring then occurred before the release of this wine in 2019.

Alcohol
14.5%
Closure
Screw cap
Maturation
18 months in a selection of old and one-year-old French oak casks
Size
750mL
Varietal
Shiraz
Vintage
2015
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Tasting Notes

Back Vintage Tasting Notes

  • Appearance

    Appearance

    Brick red in colour with crimson hues.

  • Nose

    Nose

    Richly focused and hedonistic in its presentation, the aromas of dark chocolate, ripe plums, truffles, kitchen spices and cedary oak char swirl impressively on the nose.

  • Palate

    Palate

    Ripe juicy plums, dark chocolate, Turkish delight, fresh licorice and tarry complexity, the classy oak and powdery tannins provide a lingering feature of the captivating finish of the wine.

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