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
- Hermitage, Rhone Valley
- Languedoc-Roussillon
- Minervois, Languedoc
- Rhône Valley
- Saint-Joesph, Rhone Valley
- Various Regions from
- Barossa Valley
- Clare Valley
- Coonawarra
- Denmark, Western Australia
- Elgin, Western Cape
- Frankland River, Great Southern
- Grampians
- Great Southern
- Hawke's Bay
- Hilltops, NSW
- Hunter Valley
- Langhorne Creek
- Leyda Valley
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- Maremma, Tuscany
- Margaret River
- McLaren Vale
- Mornington Peninsula
- Mount Barker, Great Southern
- Nagambie Lakes, Victoria
- Napa Valley, California
- Overberg
- Padthaway
- Riverland
- Rutherford, Napa Valley, California
- Stellenbosch, Western Cape
- Swartland
- Swartland, Western Cape
- Terre Siciliane, Sicily
- Walker Bay
- Western Cape
- Yarra Valley
- Château de Campuget
- Château de l'Ou
- Château Maris
- Domaine Courbis
- Domaine de la Ville Rouge
- Domaine Des Martinelles
- Domaine Georges Vernay
- Ferraton Pere et Fils
- Paul Jaboulet Aine
- Saint Cosme
- Villa Noria
- Anthonij Rupert Wyne
- Benevolent Neglect
- Berton Vineyard
- Boekenhoutskloof
- Boundary Line
- Brokenwood
- Cape Mentelle
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- Charles Melton
- Clonakilla
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- Creation
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- Fattoria Le Pupille
- Flametree
- Frankland Estate
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- Heirloom Vineyards
- Hobbs
- Inglenook
- Jim Barry
- Kershaw
- La Violetta
- Lake Breeze
- Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards
- Lismore
- Lomond Wines
- Mount Langi Ghiran
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- Mullineux
- Opal Ridge
- Paringa Estate
- Patina
- Plantagenet
- Reyneke
- Rockford
- Tahbilk
- The Story
- Tumbleweed
- Undurraga
- Van Wyk Family Wines
- Viña Perez Cruz
- Yalumba
- Yering Station
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View full details2021 Crozes Hermitage'Inspiration', Domaine de la Ville Rouge
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View full details2024 '1753' Syrah Vermentino Rosé, Château de Campuget
A classic rose petal colour, this elegant, dry rosé shows aromatic notes of grapefruit and delicate citrus hints, through to a refreshing palate of...
View full details2024 '1753' Syrah Sans Sulfites, Château de Campuget
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View full details2021 Crozes Hermitage Les Jalets, Paul Jaboulet Aine
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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 details2022 Crozes Hermitage, Saint Cosme
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View full details2019 Saint Joesph Les Royes, Domaine Courbis
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View full details2018 'Secret de Schistes', Château de l’Ou
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View full details2015 Crozes Hermitage 'Domaine de Roure', Paul Jaboulet Aine
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View full details2001 Ermitage Les Dionnieres, Ferraton Pere et Fils
A wine that hums rather than shouts, deep, resonant, and endlessly layered. This mature Hermitage opens with aromas of blackberry compote, dried vi...
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...
View full details2014 Côte-Rôtie, Maison Rouge, Georges Vernay
This 2014 Côte-Rôtie from Georges Vernay is a masterclass in elegance and restraint. The nose is seductive yet poised with violet, black cherry, an...
View full details2001 Ermitage Le Meal , Ferraton Pere et Fils
A wine of quiet power and deep reflection, Le Méal 2001 speaks in tones of aged mahogany and black fruit dusted with spice. The nose unfurls with b...
View full details2018 Les Amandiers, AOP Minervois la Liviniere, Château Maris
Perhaps the world’s greenest wine project, Château Maris is located within the AOP Minervois La Livinière in the heart of the Languedoc, where the ...
View full details2015 Hermitage Rouge (Magnum, signed by Pascal Fayolle), Domaine des Martinelles
“The Power and the Grace” Deep crimson with a hint of ink at the rim, this 2015 Hermitage radiates intensity and poise in equal measure. The nose o...
View full details2013 Hermitage Rouge (Magnum, signed by Pascal Fayolle), Domaine des Martinelles
“The Gentle Giant” Deep garnet fading to brick at the rim, this mature Hermitage whispers rather than roars. The nose is beautifully evolved with r...
View full details2009 Hermitage La Chapelle, Paul Jaboulet Aine
A profound, statuesque Hermitage from one of the Rhône’s most storied hillsides, the 2009 La Chapelle opens with an almost architectural sense of d...
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