Shiraz

Adelaide Hills, South Australia. The Adelaide Hills has now proven it can make truly exciting spicy Shiraz. This Shaw and Smith Shiraz is a medium bodied cool climate Shiraz, in which balance is more important than power...

WINERY RATING

James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion 2016

McLaren Vale. South Australia.  Single vineyard, whole berry, small batch open ferment. Matured in 10% new and 2-3 year old French oak. The king of the Vale. A medium to full bodied Shiraz, bridging old style charm and power with new style freshness and structure...

Adelaide Hills, South Australia. This outstanding vintage of Shiraz displays lifted fruit flavours of raspberry, blackcurrant and plum on the nose. The palate intensifies with enhancing flavours of dark plum, blackberry and hints of cinnamon and nutmeg derived from oak maturation. A medium to full bodied wine with firm, silky rich tannins that finishes with a long and luxurious length. An outstanding accompaniment to beef with black bean sauce or truffle pasta as a vegetarian option...

Great Southern, W.A.  Dark plum in colour with a hint of purple youthfulness.  Super lifted Satsuma, spice, plum skin and raspberry aromas with a hint of underlying earth and licorice. This is an eminently fruit driven style, very high on the slurpability index, with fresh red fruits, a floral call and an earthy answer...

Barossa Valley, South Australia. Garnet in colour this modern Barossa wine bounces out of the glass with ripe blueberry and red licorice aromas. The palate is fresh, juicy and alive with dark berried fruits, finishing with a textured savoury edge. Delicious drinking now but will mature well for the medium term...

Barossa, South Australia.  Deep crimson in colour with a perfumed spicy mix of wild-berry and dried Spring herbs. The palate is richly concentrated with a focused red fruit core surrounded by delicious, supple layered tannins...

McLaren Vale, South Australia. This is a lovely fresh bright Shiraz, true to region and variety. There are bright red and some dark fruits on the nose, a hint of chocolate and a mere whiff of oak. The tannins in the mouth are smooth and overall the wine is fresh, juicy and quite delicious. Try it with a Tuscan pepper stew or Peposo and if you have enough Scarlet Runner, you could use it to make the dish, too!...

Barossa Valley, South Australia.  Rich and densely packed, the palate abounds with dark berry fruits and ripe plums. Blackberry and red liquorice combine to give the wine an intense burst of up-front fruit sweetness that lingers for a sumptuous finish. Complementing this long aftertaste is the underlying sensation of velvet smooth tannins with a hint of mocha and vanilla oak. It is a wine of tremendous texture and fruit purity...

Margaret River, Western Australia.  With historic connections to ancient Persia and indigenous roots in the Rhône, Shiraz has an impressive past full of legend and myth. Nonetheless its greatest attraction is its ubiquitous appeal. The temperate maritime Margaret River climate produces a style which is elegant, bright in fruit and moderate in alcohol...