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.
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- Aegean
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- Bekaa Valley
- Chianti Classico, Tuscany
- Clare Valley
- Columbia Valley, Washington State
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- Crozes Hermitage, Rhone Valley
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- Maremma, Tuscany
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- Mornington Peninsula
- Mount Barker, Great Southern
- Nagambie Lakes, Victoria
- Overberg
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- Rutherford, Napa Valley, California
- Saint-Joesph, Rhone Valley
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- Western Cape
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- Hardy's
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- Jim Barry
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- Kuzubağ
- La Violetta
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- Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards
- Leeuwin Estate
- Lismore
- Lomond Wines
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- Mount Pleasant
- Mullineux
- Opal Ridge
- Paringa Estate
- Patina
- Pattersons
- Paul Jaboulet Aine
- Plantagenet
- Pursued by Bear
- Reyneke
- Rockford
- Saint Cosme
- St Hallet
- St Hallett
- Sula Vineyards
- Tahbilk
- Tumbleweed
- Undurraga
- Villa Noria
- Viña Perez Cruz
- Yalumba
- Yering Station
- Domaine Des Martinelles
2021 Reserve Barossa Shiraz, Berton Vineyard
Bob Berton makes exceptional quality Shiraz at very affordable prices. The aromas are powerful and complex encapsulating a wealth of ripe black che...
View full details2015 Balthasar Shiraz, Grant Burge
The Eden Valley Velvet Storm This is Eden Valley Shiraz with Barossa depth and cooler-climate poise: dark, generous, polished and just beginning to...
View full details2018 Balthasar Shiraz, Grant Burge
The Midnight Silk of Eden Valley This is Balthasar in a darker, more brooding mood: pure Eden Valley Shiraz with power, perfume and a lovely cool-c...
View full details2020 Great Southern Shiraz, Three Lions by Plantagenet
Structured, savoury and finely detailed, this Great Southern Shiraz opens with black cherry, plum and blueberry, layered with cracked black pepper,...
View full details2020 Shiraz, Tahbilk
Tahbilk Shiraz is sourced from nearly 30 hectares of vines planted at various times from the 1930s through the early 2000s. Made using traditional ...
View full details2020 Butchers Cart Shiraz, St Hallett
Barossa Cut This is Barossa Shiraz with plenty of muscle, but a very satisfying polish to the edges. It opens with black cherry, raspberry, blackbe...
View full details2021 Langhorne Creek Shiraz, Heartland
A bold yet beautifully composed expression of Langhorne Creek’s winemaking pedigree, the 2021 Shiraz from Heartland is a wine of vivid character an...
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 Öküzgözü Shiraz, Kuzubağ
Anatolian Velvet Dark, ripe and beautifully inviting, this Turkish red brings together the bright native charm of Öküzgözü with the darker, spicier...
View full details2021 Siblings Shiraz, Leeuwin Estate
Velvet Spice Fragrant, supple and beautifully composed, this is Shiraz with a cooler, more refined rhythm than many expect. Red currant, plum and d...
View full details2019 Higher Earth Syrah, St Hallett
This is St Hallett showing a cooler, more lifted side of its Shiraz mastery. From Eden Valley’s higher ground, it opens with blackberry, black cher...
View full details2022 Barossa Shiraz, Heirloom Vineyards
Deep, generous and beautifully assured, this Barossa Shiraz opens with ripe blackberry, black plum and blueberry, layered with notes of dark chocol...
View full details2020 Cliff Edge Shiraz, Mount Langi Ghiran
Sourced from a selection of blocks across the historic Mount Langi Ghiran vineyard situated in the Grampians region of Victoria, where the combinat...
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 details2017 Nebu Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz, Grant Burge
The Barossa Night This is a grand Barossa red with Cabernet in the driver’s seat and Shiraz bringing the velvet. Deep, dark and richly composed, it...
View full details2023 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 details2021 The MV Shiraz, Chapel Hill
At Chapel Hill there exists a deep respect for the land and their vines – managed by Rachel Steer (viticulturist), and under the diligent guidance ...
View full details2022 Syrah 'TH', Undurraga
“Pacific Pepper” This is Syrah with a sea breeze running through it. The 2022 TH opens with lifted aromas of wild blackberry, cracked black pepper ...
View full details2015 Filsell Old Vine Shiraz, Grant Burge
Velvet Thunder This is classic old-vine Barossa Shiraz in full, generous voice: dark, plush, powerful and deeply comforting. From vines planted in ...
View full details2021 Shiraz 'Watervale Single Vineyard', Jim Barry
Clare Valley Midnight Dark, vivid and beautifully composed, the 2021 Watervale Single Vineyard Shiraz captures the cool elegance of Clare Valley fr...
View full details2018 Shiraz, Groot Constantia
“The Cape Spice” Deep ruby with purple glints, this Shiraz opens with aromas of blackberry, mulberry and dark cherry, layered with black pepper, cl...
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 details2023 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 ...
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