Winemaker Notes
Great depth of ripe plum, blueberry and blackberry fruit flavors. As usual for this
region, a distinctive trace of bitter chocolate weaves its way through the fruit core.
A full bodied wine with a succulent palate, lively spices and fine velvety tannins.
Vegan-friendly
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A smoothly delivered shiraz that has deep, fleshy and seductive appeal. The fresh blackberry, plum and mulberry aromas are nicely dosed with oak spice and deliver such soft, smooth style on the palate. Really effortless drinkability.
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Wine Spectator
Plump, with red licorice and maraschino cherry, raspberry puree and tobacco, cumin and cocoa details on the finish. Tannins are dense and toothsome for an appealing touch. Drink now through 2026.
Though Syrah originated in the Rhône Valley of France, Australia is home to the oldest Syrah (called Shiraz here) vines on the planet. Found in Australia’s Barossa Valley, where phylloxera has never threated viticulture, these ancient vines are between 140 to 175 years old!
Having brought fame and merit to the country’s wine scene since the early 1950s, namely via the debut of Penfolds Grange, today Syrah (Shiraz) claims rank as the most widely planted grape in Australia. In fact, the amount of land dedicated to Shiraz in Australia is now almost equivalent to what it is in France. Australian Shiraz has its own personality with flavors and aromas of intense blackberry, fruitcake, menthol, tobacco leaf and umami. Conveniently one can find great Australian Shiraz at a variety of price points but the very best will be dense, gloriously complex and capable of long aging.