Shiraz/Syrah
Shiraz (or Syrah, depending on its mood) is one of the world’s most expressive red grapes, a variety that can shift from peppery elegance to full-throttle richness with nothing more than a change in landscape. In its ancestral home of the Rhône Valley, Syrah speaks in cool, sculpted tones: black pepper, violets, smoked meat, and dark berry fruit, all wrapped in fine, sinewy tannins. Move it to warmer, sunnier ground, most famously Australia, and it transforms into Shiraz: generous, bold, and luxuriously textured, brimming with blackberry compote, plum, chocolate, and warm spice. Few grapes mirror terroir quite so vividly.
What makes Shiraz irresistible is its combination of intensity and charm. It thrives in a spectrum of climates, from the cool elegance of Victoria and the coastal finesse of South Africa to the sun-drenched opulence of Barossa and McLaren Vale. Winemakers can take it down many paths: vibrant and spicy from whole-bunch fermentation, plush and smooth from barrel ageing, or blended with Grenache and Mourvèdre for Rhône-inspired complexity. At its best, Shiraz is both powerful and poised, a wine that fills the glass with confidence, warmth, and unmistakable personality, yet still leaves room for nuance. It’s the grape that hugs you back.
Filters
- Costières de Nîmes, Languedoc
- Côte-Rôtie, Rhone Valley
- Crozes Hermitage, Rhone Valley
- Elgin, Western Cape
- Hawke's Bay
- Hermitage, Rhone Valley
- Languedoc-Roussillon
- Leyda Valley
- Maipo Valley
- Maremma, Tuscany
- Minervois, Languedoc
- Napa Valley, California
- Overberg
- Rhône Valley
- Rutherford, Napa Valley, California
- Saint-Joesph, Rhone Valley
- Stellenbosch, Western Cape
- Swartland, Western Cape
- Terre Siciliane, Sicily
- Various Regions from
- Walker Bay
- Western Cape
- Barossa Valley
- Clare Valley
- Coonawarra
- Denmark, Western Australia
- Frankland River, Great Southern
- Grampians
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- Hilltops, NSW
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- Langhorne Creek
- Margaret River
- McLaren Vale
- Mornington Peninsula
- Mount Barker, Great Southern
- Nagambie Lakes, Victoria
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- Inglenook
- Kershaw
- Lismore
- Lomond Wines
- Mullineux
- Patina
- Paul Jaboulet Aine
- Reyneke
- Saint Cosme
- Tumbleweed
- Undurraga
- Van Wyk Family Wines
- Villa Noria
- Viña Perez Cruz
- 16 Stops
- Anthonij Rupert Wyne
- Berton Vineyard
- Boundary Line
- Brokenwood
- Cape Mentelle
- Chapel Hill
- Charles Melton
- Clonakilla
- Dandelion Vineyards
- Elderton
- Flametree
- Frankland Estate
- Glaetzer
- Groot Constantia
- Heartland
- Heirloom Vineyards
- Hobbs
- Jim Barry
- La Violetta
- Lake Breeze
- Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards
- Mount Langi Ghiran
- Mount Pleasant
- Opal Ridge
- Paringa Estate
- Plantagenet
- Rockford
- Tahbilk
- The Story
- Yalumba
- Yering Station
2024 'Levin' 0% Rose, Villa Noria
A refreshing pale pink, non-alcoholic rosé with aromatic notes of red-berried fruit, strawberry, grapefruit and exotic mango leading to a balanced ...
View full details2020 Syrah 'Vitese', Colomba Bianca
This organic beauty from Colomba Bianca has abundant notes of ripe red-berried fruits and blackberries are complemented by delicate violet aromas. ...
View full details2023 Big Sky Syrah, Tumbleweed
“The High-Road Haze” Deep purple in colour, this Syrah brims with aromas of blackberry, blueberry, and violets, laced with white pepper and a touch...
View full details2021 Crozes Hermitage'Inspiration', Domaine de la Ville Rouge
Domaine la Ville Rouge cultivates its vineyard organically; the environment is respected and biodiversity is encouraged. This is surely one of the...
View full details2024 '1753' Syrah Sans Sulfites, Château de Campuget
This sulphite-free Syrah is pure, unfiltered personality. The nose bursts with classic Syrah notes of black cherry, violet, and liquorice, followed...
View full details2022 RosaMati Rosato, Fattoria Le Pupille
The 2022 RosaMati Rosato from Fattoria Le Pupille is a beautifully expressive Syrah-based rosé that captures the sun-drenched elegance of Tuscany w...
View full details2021 Biodynamic Syrah, Reyneke
Pure, lifted and quietly intense, the 2021 Biodynamic Syrah from Reyneke is all about clarity of place. In the glass it shows a deep ruby core, ope...
View full details2021 Grenache Syrah, Creation
“The Spice Line” Vibrant ruby-purple, this Rhône-inspired blend offers juicy raspberry and cherry from Grenache alongside Syrah’s pepper, violet, a...
View full details2022 Syrah Reserva Limited Edition, Viña Perez Cruz
Nestled against the mountain foothills at an elevation of between 1,450 and 1,700 feet, is the Liguai estate, the exclusive source of Perez Cruz wi...
View full details2019 Syrah, Van Wyk Family Wines
A very pure and honest expression of cool-climate Syrah from Elgin. Black fruit flavours are underpinned by elegant spice and black pepper. Medium-...
View full details2021 Syrah 'TH', Undurraga
Cool climate Syrah with spicy, peppery aromas and notes of fresh wild herbs and subtle tar surround a core of fresh raspberries and wild berries. M...
View full details2019 Syrah, Patina by Boekenhoutskloof
Brooding and intense from the first pour, the nose is packed with dark berry fruit, juicy black plum and bramble, layered with aniseed, leather and...
View full details2021 Crozes Hermitage Les Jalets, Paul Jaboulet Aine
Pure, poised and unmistakably Northern Rhône, Les Jalets opens with vibrant aromas of blackberry, blueberry and black cherry, layered with cracked ...
View full details2021 Gimblett Gravels Syrah, Craggy Range
A Syrah showing tremendous aromatic lift, with notes of lavender and sweet cherry rising from the glass. The structured palate shows wonderful bala...
View full details2024 Saint Joesph, Domaine Courbis
This 2024 St Joesph shows the full character of its appellation in the attractive Courbis house style. In the glass, it is a refined wine with arom...
View full details2019 'Conebush' Syrah, Lomond Wines
This highly awarded single vineyard Syrah from top winemaker Hannes Meyer is a stunner. It opens in the glass with rich, mouthwatering aromas of ...
View full details2022 Crozes Hermitage, Saint Cosme
Deep ruby and full of intent, this Crozes-Hermitage delivers all the drama and poise you want from Syrah grown on the Rhône’s stony slopes. Aromas ...
View full details2020 Syrah, Lismore Estate Vineyards
This wine is an exotic experience which shifts your mind to another place. Cassis, blackberry and cherry on the nose with hints of white pepper, gr...
View full details2019 Saint Joesph Les Royes, Domaine Courbis
Opaque and opulent, this wine shows the characteristics of Syrah from the Northern Rhône, with ripe cassis and rich chocolate undertones. Smooth, ...
View full details2021 Syrah, Boekenhoutskloof
Established in 1776 in the remote reaches of the Franschhoek Valley, Boekenhoutskloof is one of South Africa’s most esteemed wine estates. Under th...
View full details2016 Syrah, Boekenhoutskloof
Established in 1776 in the remote reaches of the Franschhoek Valley, Boekenhoutskloof is one of South Africa’s most esteemed wine estates. Under th...
View full details2018 'Secret de Schistes', Château de l’Ou
An aromatic bouquet of red and blue fruits, enhanced by graphite, crushed stone, pepper and herbal notes of the garrigue. Rich, with an elegant tex...
View full details2015 Crozes Hermitage 'Domaine de Roure', Paul Jaboulet Aine
This is Crozes-Hermitage with serious intent, a wine that feels closer to Hermitage in its depth, purity and gravitas. The 2015 Domaine de Roure op...
View full details2017 Syrah 'Clonal Selection', Kershaw
A subtle, precise style of Syrah built on fine tannins that educe harmony and freshness with flavours of black fruits, iodine and ground white pepp...
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