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
- Aegean
- Barossa Valley
- Bekaa Valley
- Clare Valley
- Coonawarra
- Costières de Nîmes, Languedoc
- Côte-Rôtie, Rhone Valley
- Crozes Hermitage, Rhone Valley
- Grampians
- Hermitage, Rhone Valley
- Hunter Valley
- La Mancha
- Langhorne Creek
- Languedoc-Roussillon
- Leyda Valley
- Maharashtra
- Maipo Valley
- McLaren Vale
- Minervois, Languedoc
- Mornington Peninsula
- Nagambie Lakes, Victoria
- Rhône Valley
- Terre Siciliane, Sicily
- Western Cape
- Chianti Classico, Tuscany
- Columbia Valley, Washington State
- Denmark, Western Australia
- Eden Valley
- Elgin, Western Cape
- Great Southern
- Hawke's Bay
- Hilltops, NSW
- Maremma, Tuscany
- Margaret River
- Mount Barker, Great Southern
- Overberg
- Padthaway
- Riverland
- Rutherford, Napa Valley, California
- Saint-Joesph, Rhone Valley
- South Eastern
- Stellenbosch, Western Cape
- Swartland
- Swartland, Western Cape
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- Walker Bay
- Yarra Valley
- Brokenwood
- Charles Melton
- Château de Campuget
- Château de l'Ou
- Château Maris
- Château Oumsiyat
- Colomba Bianca
- Dandelion Vineyards
- Domaine Georges Vernay
- Dominio de Punctum
- Ferraton Pere et Fils
- Glaetzer
- Heirloom Vineyards
- Jim Barry
- Kershaw
- Kuzubağ
- Lake Breeze
- Mount Langi Ghiran
- Mount Pleasant
- Paringa Estate
- Paul Jaboulet Aine
- Saint Cosme
- Sula Vineyards
- Tahbilk
- Undurraga
- Villa Noria
- Viña Perez Cruz
- Yalumba
- 16 Stops
- Anthonij Rupert Wyne
- Berton Vineyard
- Boekenhoutskloof
- Boundary Line
- Cape Mentelle
- Chapel Hill
- Clonakilla
- Craggy Range
- Creation
- Domaine Courbis
- Domaine Des Martinelles
- Elderton
- Fattoria Le Pupille
- Fontodi
- Grant Burge
- Groot Constantia
- Hardy's
- Heartland
- Inglenook
- La Violetta
- Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards
- Leeuwin Estate
- Lismore
- Lomond Wines
- Mullineux
- Opal Ridge
- Patina
- Pattersons
- Plantagenet
- Pursued by Bear
- Reyneke
- Rockford
- St Hallet
- St Hallett
- Tumbleweed
- 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 Dindori Reserve Shiraz, Sula Vineyards
The Nashik Ember Shiraz This is Indian Shiraz with warmth, colour and a bold, spicy glow. From the Nashik Hills, it opens with dark cherry, ripe re...
View full details2024 Shiraz, Sula Vineyards
The Nashik Pepper Flame This is Indian Shiraz with warmth, spice and an easy dark-fruited charm. From the Nashik Hills, it opens with ripe cherry, ...
View full details2022 'Bull Ant' Shiraz, Lake Breeze
The playful label was inspired by the bullants, which are known to harass vineyard workers. This 2022 vintage is a ripe, full-bodied wine that has...
View full details2025 Organic Syrah, Dominio de Punctum
Velvet Heat This is Spanish Syrah with warmth, softness and a generous dark-fruited soul. From the high vineyards of Castilla-La Mancha, it opens w...
View full details2022 Barry Bros Shiraz, Jim Barry
The wines of Jim Barry are renowned throughout the wine world as icons of Clare Valley, voted ‘2020 Winery of the Year’ at the Halliday Wine Compan...
View full details2021 The Lodge Hill Shiraz, Jim Barry
The Clare Valley Classic From the elevated eastern ranges of Clare Valley, this Shiraz combines altitude with precision. The nose opens wit...
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
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 Lioness of Mclaren Vale Shiraz, Dandelion Vineyards
Dark, expressive and beautifully assured, Lioness opens with ripe blackberry, black cherry and damson, layered with notes of dark chocolate, liquor...
View full details2022 Lionheart of the Barossa Shiraz, Dandelion Vineyards
Bold, generous and full of soul, Lionheart opens with waves of blackberry, black plum and blueberry, followed by notes of dark chocolate, liquorice...
View full details2020 Syrah, Château Oumsiyat
The Bekaa Valley Nightfall This is Lebanese Syrah with depth, warmth and a dark Mediterranean glow. It opens with blackberry, black cherry and ripe...
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 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 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 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 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 ...
View full details2018 Peninsula Shiraz, Paringa Estate
This is fabulous cool climate shiraz, that is achingly drinkable and great value for money. The Peninsula label represents the first tie...
View full details2019 Old Vines Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz, Tahbilk
Old Vines, Quiet Authority Deep, savoury and beautifully self-assured, this is an Australian red that feels generous from the outset but never lose...
View full details2021 Talus Shiraz, Mount Langi Ghiran
Perched at 350 m in Victoria’s Grampians region, Mount Langi Ghiran has been a benchmark for cool‑climate Shiraz since the Fratin brothers replante...
View full details2022 Crozes-Hermitage, Saint Cosme
Granite & Smoke Dark, savoury and beautifully tuned, the 2022 Crozes-Hermitage from Saint Cosme feels like Syrah with its collar slightly loose...
View full details2021 Hunter Valley Shiraz, Brokenwood
Hunter Pulse This is classic Hunter Valley Shiraz with perfume, savoury depth and that unmistakable Brokenwood polish. It opens with plum, blackbe...
View full details2021 'The McRae Wood' Shiraz, Jim Barry
This Shiraz honours the vision of pioneer Clare Valley winemaker Jim Barry. In 1964, Jim purchased 28 hectares of prime land from Duncan McRae Wood...
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