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
- Barossa Valley
- Bekaa Valley
- Chianti Classico, Tuscany
- Clare Valley
- Columbia Valley, Washington State
- Coonawarra
- Costières de Nîmes, Languedoc
- Côte-Rôtie, Rhone Valley
- Crozes Hermitage, Rhone Valley
- Denmark, Western Australia
- Eden Valley
- Elgin, Western Cape
- Grampians
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- Hermitage, Rhone Valley
- Hilltops, NSW
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- La Mancha
- Langhorne Creek
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- Maipo Valley
- Margaret River
- McLaren Vale
- Minervois, Languedoc
- Mornington Peninsula
- Mount Barker, Great Southern
- Nagambie Lakes, Victoria
- Overberg
- Padthaway
- Rhône Valley
- Riverland
- Rutherford, Napa Valley, California
- Saint-Joesph, Rhone Valley
- South Eastern
- Stellenbosch, Western Cape
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- Western Cape
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- Maremma, Tuscany
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- Hardy's
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- La Violetta
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- Leeuwenkuil Family Vineyards
- Leeuwin Estate
- Lismore
- Lomond Wines
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- Mullineux
- Paringa Estate
- Patina
- Pattersons
- Paul Jaboulet Aine
- Plantagenet
- Pursued by Bear
- Reyneke
- Rockford
- Saint Cosme
- St Hallet
- St Hallett
- Sula Vineyards
- Tahbilk
- Tumbleweed
- Undurraga
- Viña Perez Cruz
- Yalumba
- Yering Station
- Fattoria Le Pupille
- Opal Ridge
- Villa Noria
2018 '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 details2019 Meshach Shiraz, Grant Burge
The Midnight Crown of Barossa This is Meshach in a darker, more brooding register: dense, dramatic and built with serious intent. The nose is satur...
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 details2020 Moppa Springs Grenache-Mataro-Shiraz, Rockford
A stupendous blend of Grenache, Mataro and Shiraz is elegant and restrained with a subtle note of vanilla and pretty floral notes. The Grenache su...
View full details2020 Shiraz 'Mast', Mount Langi Ghiran
Trevor Mast was a legend of the Australian wine scene. Among his many accomplishments, he is most revered as a pioneer of cool climate Shiraz. The ...
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 details2017 RC Reserve Syrah, Inglenook
Inglenook, one of Napa Valley’s most storied estates, has long been synonymous with world-class Cabernet Sauvignon. Yet it is also home to an inspi...
View full details2016 Estate Shiraz, Paringa Estate
In 2007 James Halliday awarded Paringa the title of ‘Best Winery in Australia’, not a bad effort for former school teacher Lindsay McCall who heads...
View full details2020 Rod and Spur Shiraz-Cabernet, Rockford
This incredible blend of Shiraz & Cabernet Sauvignon is a uniquely Australian blend that pays homage to the great Aussie wines of yesteryear. ...
View full details2022 Baby Bear Syrah, Pursued by Bear
Velvet Claws Dark, expressive and beautifully composed, the 2022 Baby Bear Syrah has all the richness you want from Washington Syrah, but with a lo...
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 details2021 Amon Ra Shiraz, Glaetzer
Amon-Ra Shiraz is an iconic wine that epitomises Ben Glaetzer’s passion to create wines that are full-flavoured, multi-layered and intense but stil...
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 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 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 details2021 Grains of Paradise, Charles Melton
Deep, dark and seductive from the first pour, Grains of Paradise delivers layers of blackberry, black plum and blueberry compote, laced with black ...
View full details2020 Command Shiraz, Elderton
The 2020 Elderton Command Shiraz stands as a testament to the Barossa Valley’s rich winemaking heritage and Elderton’s commitment to excellence. So...
View full details2018 Mighty Ox Shiraz, St Hallett, Magnum
Iron Muscle This is Barossa Shiraz with serious presence, made exclusively in magnum and built to show the mighty northern Barossa at full charge. ...
View full details2019 Mighty Ox Shiraz, St Hallett, Magnum
Dark Charge This is Barossa Shiraz with scale, muscle and serious table presence, bottled only in magnum and built to make an entrance. From the dr...
View full details2019 Basket Press Shiraz, Rockford
The Barossa Time Machine A true Barossa classic, crafted in a style that feels both timeless and deeply comforting. The nose opens with rich aromas...
View full detailsSparkling Black Shiraz, Rockford
We are delighted to have secured a small parcel of these truly iconic wines. Inky purple with a fine crimson mousse, this is Australia’s most hedo...
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...
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