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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2023 Porseleinberg Syrah, Boekenhoutskloof
This is Swartland Syrah at its most serious, sculpted and electric. Blackberry, wild raspberry and red plum sit beneath incense, thyme, black peppe...
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...
View full details2018 Old Paddock Shiraz '1921 Vines', Mount Pleasant
This is one of the Hunter Valley’s great old-vine reds, drawn from the first Shiraz vineyard planted by the legendary Maurice O’Shea at Mount Pleas...
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 details1997 Langi Shiraz, Mount Langi Ghiran
The Velvet Echo of the Grampians The 1997 Langi Shiraz is a graceful, old-cellar expression of one of Australia’s great mountain reds. The fruit ha...
View full details1998 Langi Shiraz, Mount Langi Ghiran
The Mountain Wind Shiraz This is mature Langi with depth, spice and a strong sense of place. The 1998 opens in a darker register, with blackberry, ...
View full details1999 Langi Shiraz, Mount Langi Ghiran
The Icon in the Mountain Shadow The 1999 Langi Shiraz is a benchmark mature Australian red, full of perfume, spice and quiet authority. Black cherr...
View full details2000 Langi Shiraz, Mount Langi Ghiran
The Last Ember of the Mountain This is mature Langi at its most quietly smouldering: dark-fruited, savoury, peppered and now fully in its autumnal ...
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 details2000 Syrah ‘Case Via’, Fontodi
Tuscan Smoke Case Via Syrah from Fontodi is never shy, and the 2000 has moved into a wonderfully mature register. Dark cherry, blackberry, plum, bl...
View full details2013 Graveyard Shiraz, Brokenwood
This is one of Australia’s great single-vineyard Shiraz wines, now showing the beauty of maturity. Red cherry, plum and blackberry lead the nose, f...
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...
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