Out of stock
Kilikanoon Blocks Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
$40.00
A minty Clare cabernet with an intense, faintly meaty presence of dark plums and cassis knit with fresh cedar/chocolate oak. Medium in weight, it’s fine and gentle, with a bright core of minty dark fruit underpinned by a supple spine of loose-knit tannins and wrapped in a refreshing acidity.
Vintage
2018
Year to Drink
2026 - 2030+
Jeremy’s score
88 / 100
Seal Type
Screw top
Out of stock
Kilikanoon Blocks Road Cabernet Sauvignon
Clare Valley
Price Range at Release: $30-$49
Vintage: 2018
Alc %: 14.0
$ Rel: 40
A minty Clare cabernet with an intense, faintly meaty presence of dark plums and cassis knit with fresh cedar/chocolate oak. Medium in weight, it's fine and gentle, with a bright core of minty dark fruit underpinned by a supple spine of loose-knit tannins and wrapped in a refreshing acidity.
Last Date Tasted: 27/05/2024
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Vintage
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Score/100
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Score/20
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Year To Drink
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2018
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88 | 16.6 | 2026-2030+  | |
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2014
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91 | 17.6 | 2026-2034 | |
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2012
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94 | 18.5 | 2032-2042 | |
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2010
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91 | 17.6 | 2022-2030  | |
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2009
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88 | 16.4 | 2017-2021+  | |
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2007
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89 | 16.7 | 2015-2019 | |
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2006
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82 | 15.0 | 2008-2011 | |
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2005
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88 | 16.5 | 2010-2013+ | |
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2004
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93 | 18.0 | 2016-2024 | |
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2003
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89 | 16.7 | 2008-2011 | |
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2002
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89 | 16.8 | 2010-2014 | |
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2001
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88 | 16.5 | 2006-2009 | |
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2000
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91 | 17.5 | 2008-2012 |
Winery
Kilikanoon
Kilikanoon deftly marries a number of combinations of South Australian regions and varieties. It is now consistently rated amongst the Clare Valley's finest makers of riesling, leading the way with a leaner, finer and more slatey modern regional style that has since been emulated by a number of makers. Kilikanoon's reds from 2012 hit new heights of elegance and balance. I am particularly taken by the high-end shirazes and beautifully fruited and truly regional Block's Road Cabernet Sauvignon, which is by some margin the best wine I have tasted under this label. One of the greatest semillons ever made in Clare is the 2014 Pearce Road. It's truly exceptional. Many of Kilikanoon's wines have received an upgrade in their star rating over the last 12 months.
Chief Executive(s):
Warrick Duthy
Winemaker:
Peter Warr
Viticulturist:
Troy Van Dulken
Production Dozen:
80,000
Tonnes Processed:
1,000
White Wines
Blacket's Vineyard Riesling
Killerman's Run Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
Mort's Block Riesling >Mort's Reserve Riesling >Pearce Road (Formerly Barrel Fermented) Semillon >Skilly Valley Pinot Gris >Watervale Riesling
Red Wines
Attunga 1865 Shiraz >Attunga Mataro >Baudinet Blend Grenache Shiraz Mataro >Blocks Road Cabernet Sauvignon >Covenant Shiraz >Crowhurst Reserve (Formerly R Reserve) Shiraz >Duke Reserve Grenache >Exodus Shiraz >Green's Vineyard Shiraz >Kavel’s Flock Shiraz >Kelly 1932 Grenache >Killerman's Run Shiraz >Killerman's Run Shiraz Grenache Mataro Blend >Killerman’s Run Cabernet Sauvignon >Miracle Hill (Formerly M Reserve) Shiraz >Oracle Shiraz >Parable Shiraz >Prodigal Grenache >Prophecy Shiraz >Revelation Shiraz >Second Fiddle Grenache Rose >Testament Shiraz >The Medley Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre >Tregea Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon >
Address:
6962 Horrocks Highway , Leasingham , South Australia 5452 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
5 days, Thurs - Mon & Public Holidays 11am - 5pm, Closed Christmas Day & Good Friday
Principal Wine Region:
Clare Valley, McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley
Telephone:
(08) 8843 4206
Facsimile:
(08) 8843 4246
Website:
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