Ravensworth Shiraz Viognier 2022

“94 Points. It’s loaded with spice and florals, not overtly viognier-flexed but there’s pretty, sweet elements and a glossiness to texture that gives you an idea about the white grape inclusion. The perfume, cinnamon-clove-cardamom brown spices on red cherry, dark plum, green olive and some bergamot tea and alpine herb notes. Flavours roll similarly, quite rich in a way but a brace of tightening tannins, dusty, powdery, do well. A succulence and depth in tow. It feels premium, fine, good, concentrated, complex. A richer expression from Canberra District would be the other comment. It does the trick and well.”  Mike Bennie, The Wine Front.

As we've previously wrote, it's no secret the Ravensworth winemaker also has a lot of winemaking duties at Clonakilla and there will always be comparisons with Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier. 

I think considering the winemaker link, the area and the Shiraz Viognier blend, comparisons are inevitable, as is the price. Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier is priced at $110 and while Clonakilla is a world-class wine and is worth every cent, it's simply outside of most people's budget.  Ravensworth Shiraz Viognier is priced at $49.90 which is within most people's budget but it won't be long before this wine sells out.