Kirrihill E.B ‘The Gentleman of Clare’ Shiraz Mataro 2018
- 93
- $65
- Drink by: 2022 - 2029
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I first came across Kirrihill wines whilst working as a sommelier at Aria in Sydney. They struck me by their consistency and flavour intensity. This is a blend of 87% shiraz and 13% mataro, and is a powerful little number from the well regarded Schobers Vineyard. Loving the smokey undertones alongside the blueberry pie and black forest cake characters. Acidity is vibrant and cleansing against some pretty brooding qualities and powdery tannins. Great drinking; home-made vegetarian lasagne on the cards with this one!
Matt Dunne is one of Sydney’s finest sommeliers and communicators who is also the Group Wine Ambassador for the Joval Wine Group. He has created and managed wine lists for over 30 venues including ARIA Sydney, Opera Bar and Chiswick. In 2011 Matt won the Sydney Morning Herald’s 2011 ‘Good Food Guide Louis Roederer Sommelier of the Year’ and his team won the 2015 Wine List of the Year in the Good Food Guide for ARIA Sydney plus he was a Len Evans Scholar. Matt has tremendous knowledge of wine, beer and spirits, and has written his own wine blog for over 8 years.
