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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2022 Protea Shiraz, Anthonij Rupert Wyne
Cape Nightfall Dark-fruited, supple and quietly spicy, this is Shiraz with all the warmth and generosity you hope for, but with a lovely freshness ...
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 details2023 Shiraz, Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards
Dark purple with violet glints, this Shiraz bursts with aromas of blackberry, blueberry, and cracked black pepper, accented by hints of olive and f...
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 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 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 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 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 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...
View full details2019 Syrah 'G.P.S Series', Kershaw
An outstanding Syrah and easily one of South Africas best examples. It is restrained, yet with intent and subtle power, wines from this vineyard ar...
View full details2022 Porseleinberg Syrah, Boekenhoutskloof
Porseleinberg is the result of Marc Kent’s (of Boekenhoutskloof fame) determined search for South Africa’s finest Syrah, a journey that ultimately ...
View full details2014 Schist Syrah 'Roundstone', Mullineux
Grapes for our 2014 Schist Syrah were from a single parcel of sustainably farmed 18 years old vines planted in the stony Shale and Schist soils of ...
View full details2017 Syrah ' Deconstructed Lake District Cartref SH22', Kershaw
This outstanding Syrah, one of South Africa’s best, is part of a range of wines called Deconstructed which winemaker Richard Kershaw created to sho...
View full details2017 Syrah ' Deconstructed Lake District Cartref SH9c', Kershaw
This outstanding Syrah, one of South Africa’s best, is part of a range of wines called Deconstructed which winemaker Richard Kershaw created to sho...
View full detailsThe Explore 4 'Shiraz/Syrah'
Explore 4: Shiraz / Syrah - The Many Faces of Spice Bold, elegant, peppery, plush, few grapes wear so many guises as Shiraz (or Syrah, if you prefe...
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