Shiraz Blend

Manjimup

Shiraz Blend

This is something of a powerhouse blend from a vintage which produced some excellent wines. The nose is a splash of dark fruits with blackcurrant, dark plum, and even a little mulberry. The palate has retained a firm structural feel providing definition and direction. Rich, layered black fruits, savoury and cedary characters, and slightly dusty, chalky tannins adding further direction...

Margaret River

Shiraz Blend

The idea here was to leave the fruit on the vine a little longer to concentrate the flavors, and this has contributed to its power, depth, and concentration. Dark plummy blackberry fruits with a little tarry licorice and some nice spices. Palate is delightfully elegant with a seamless velvety feel, and those red fruits start to pick up and gather...

Margaret River

Shiraz Blend

This is consistently one of the best value and most approachable red wines released in WA each year. In this case, it's a blend of shiraz, malbec, and grenache, with each providing key components to the wine. The shiraz gives it the grunt and the strength, the malbec the fleshy red fruits of the mid palate, and grenache some high-end...

Perth Hills

Shiraz Blend

From the first take on the nose to the initial sip on the palate, this indicated it might well be the best example of this wine yet. Further examination simply confirmed it. The year was very good, and it's captured perfectly in this lovely soft, supple wine. Viognier is just 3%, but it does add that spicy floral lift. It's...

Perth Hills

Shiraz Blend

This is all estate-grown shiraz and merlot from Millbrook's Perth Hills vineyard. The colour is the palest of pale pink and onion blush. The nose has some delightfully light, fragrant red berry nuances. And then the palate is fine, crisp, with a refreshing zinginess about it. It also has texture, which makes for such a lovely mouthfeel and completes what...

Margaret River

Shiraz Blend

The colour is an almost impenetrable reddy black. The fruit comes off the long-established Redbrook Vineyard. So even in very warm vintages like '24, it comes in balanced and ready to strut its stuff. Ripe, plummy blackcurrant and blackberry notes with a little dark chocolate and cedary oak. Palate is rich, textured and almost lavish in expression. Rolling effortlessly towards...

Margaret River

Shiraz Blend

Palest pale pink, yet with a bright, luminous appearance. It's made predominantly from shiraz, with smaller contributions from merlot and chardonnay, the latter adding shape and texture through the middle palate while retaining the wine's elegant, light style. Delicate red currant aromas are joined by subtle strawberry confectionery and raspberry notes before a juicy, crunchy palate delivers excellent current drinking.

Margaret River

Shiraz Blend

The warmer '24 vintage seems to have suited this wine, which has been a consistent performer for Hay Shed Hill over many years. Loads of black fruit, licorice, and dark cherry, with a vibrant raspberry nuance that adds lift through the middle palate. It's supple and generous, with gentle use of oak complementing a wine ideally suited for drinking in...

Western Australia

Shiraz Blend

Millbrook has championed this classic combination, and in this case, just 3% of the white, spicy viognier makes all the difference as it brings that gingery, apricotty, stone-fruit combination into the equation. The aromas are nicely balanced, and the viognier certainly doesn't overshadow the plush fruits. There is a firm thread of tannin, but there is ample rich and quite...

Margaret River

Shiraz Blend

A really bright and lustrous blend of shiraz and cabernet from an excellent season. The colour is vivid ruby red with touches of crimson. Aromas burst from the glass with plummy, slightly mocha black fruit characters, while the palate plays its tune with a seamless combination of vibrant, buoyant fruit supported by bouncy tannins and finely integrated oak. Just 10%...

Margaret River

Shiraz Blend

A deliciously appealing wine from an excellent vintage. A small addition of viognier adds its character beautifully, complementing the gingery, apricot notes of the viognier with the savoury plum and lightly liqueur-style cherries of shiraz. Smooth, seamless, and structured with poise. An elegant and very smart example of this style.

Margaret River

Shiraz Blend

A Geographe and Margaret River blend that harnesses the plummy richness of the shiraz with the firmer structural integrity of the cabernet. It's smoothly integrated, with lots of primary red fruit with a little blackberry and a slightly spicy, peppery note. It spent about 12 months in French and American oak, adding a touch of sweetness to the palate richness....

Mount Barker

Shiraz Blend

This is a beautifully drinkable blend from Mount Barker. Loaded with ripe red and black fruits. Plummy blackcurrant and a trace of chalk dust across the nose. The palate is medium-bodied with good intensity. Strikes a fine oak and tannin balance that doesn’t dominate. An attractive current drinking wine with short-term cellaring potential.

Western Australia

Shiraz Blend

This is a blend of Mount Barker shiraz and Frankland River tempranillo. It’s designed to be a juicy and immediately friendly drinkable red wine. Aromas of dark plums, cherry and raspberry combine, then the palate offers a fleshy juicy flavour combination. It’s medium bodied and screams out for a bowl of pasta.

Frankland River

Shiraz Blend

A little Rhone and a little Bordeaux get together for this little shindig that results in a smoothly textured and lavish wine. Opulent dark spicy plum and chocolate with ripe blackberry notes throughout. The oak influence is minimal with maturation in a five-year-old foudres. It’s resulted in a wine of tremendous energy and vibrancy evident from the bright colour and...

Blackwood Valley

Shiraz Blend

Highly fragrant aromas announce this as a delightful blend from the Blackwood Valley. Red berry dominance with a neat mix of raspberry and plum. The palate is so soft and supple, with generous plump flavours supported by fine tannins and a lick of oak. It’s a wine for drinking sooner not later as it is so appealing now.

Margaret River

Shiraz Blend

Does the old heart good to see this combination of shiraz and cabernet work its magic. First indications of what we have are the aromas of mulberry and spicy plum with a trace of brick dust and chocolate. Then the palate releases with its concentrated intensity. Grainy palate seems to be a vineyard thing with the fine-grained oak and fine...

South Australia

Shiraz Blend

This is 97% shiraz and 3% cabernet from McLaren Vale, the Barossa and Clare. The colour is typically deep and dense. It leads you into an aroma of pure intensity. Has all the things you expect. The black fruits, dark meaty charcuterie notes, smoke, blackcurrant and blackberry with masses of dark chocolate. Tannins are seamlessly woven into a powerful palate...

Perth Hills

Shiraz Blend

This excellent example of this blend comes from old vines hand harvested on the Millbrook estate. The aromatic impact of the viognier makes its presence felt immediately with a spicy perfume floating over the dark plummy characters of the shiraz. Well-structured and brimming with lively berry flavours and supported by fine minerally tannins and fine-grained oak.

Geographe

Shiraz Blend

Intense perfumes of red berry and light spice with a hint of African violet open things on the nose. It’s what you expect from this classic combination from Geographe. Smooth and seamlessly woven integrated palate with the supple fruit supported by fine chalky tannins and just the lightest touch of oak.