Shiraz

Great Southern

Shiraz

A fine example of cool climate shiraz from the Great Southern. The colour is vibrant crimson red. Aromas combine red and blue fruits with attractive spicy touches. The oak and fruit work in harmony, while fine chalky, slightly grainy tannins add appealing texture to the palate. A little spice on the finish completes an excellent wine.

Margaret River

Shiraz

Shiraz has always been a strong part of the Cape Mentelle portfolio, though often overshadowed by cabernet. This wine, from a season of good intensity and fruit weight, offers spicy, bright, lively fruit, brilliant color, and a delightful perfume. The palate is textured, with evident spices and a touch of dried herb influence. Oak is neatly layered, supporting a long...

Margaret River

Shiraz

Carefully selected from micro sites within the three vineyards of Cape Mentelle, this wine displays vibrant, buoyant colour with red and crimson hues. The nose offers spicy, plummy, red cherry notes, while the palate delivers tremendous intensity, tempered and refined. This is the most stylish and exemplary shiraz from the region, with great potential for ageing, though it's already a...

Margaret River

Shiraz

This is a super impressive shiraz from this wonderful season. The longer, cooler ripening period has allowed the flavours to build intensity and depth, and in perfect harmony, striking a balance of tannin and fleshy fruit. Aromas of plum and spices with a little liqueur cherry complexity. The palate is so elegantly poised and refined with such fine silky tannins...

Margaret River

Shiraz

This subregion within Margaret River produces some delightfully fragrant and perfumed shiraz in the region. This one is a cracker. It’s bright and so vibrant with a beautifully seductive aroma. Medium-bodied with a slightly spicy character revealing a dried herb influence. The oak has been neatly handled with the larger format puncheons, ideal for providing both support and balance.

Margaret River

Shiraz

There have been some excellent examples of this wine over the years, and yet this one from a cooler vintage is certainly one of the best, producing a wine of elegance and poise with a sublimely silky smooth palate. Interestingly, after hand picking, 40% whole bunches were fermented and matured for 16 months in larger format French oak. The result...

Great Southern

Shiraz

This wine was sourced from down near the Porongurups near the Kalgan River, and it shows that light, somewhat refined medium body that this area is noted for. Has a quite perfumed cherry and plum note, with a little creamy vanilla note on the palate. A savoury mix of dark plummy fruit, a subtle gaminess, and a lift of spice...

Margaret River

Shiraz

A bright and friendly young shiraz that captures the qualities of the vintage. Soft and supple with plummy and raspberry aromatics. The palate brims with bright fruits cascading into a clean, long finish. Great value for current drinking.

Margaret River

Shiraz

Smooth, flavoursome, and intense, with a perfumed lift of spicy red notes, a violet-like perfume, and subtle cherry. The palate is medium weight with good structure, chalky fine tannins, and just enough oak to bring balance.

Margaret River

Shiraz

This is a most appealing shiraz from the Wilyabrup area within Margaret River. The aromas reveal distinctly red fruit notes with dark cherry and a lightly sarsaparilla character. The palate is supple, soft, and generous, albeit medium-bodied, yet it offers a long, seamlessly structured finish that captures the variety quite well.

Margaret River

Shiraz

One of the softest, smoothest, and most beautiful expressions of syrah yet from Vasse Felix. Shows cool climate influence, wild fermented with some whole bunch and carbonic maceration. Vibrant, lively red fruits, plush and supple with fine tannins. Balanced oak, luscious and controlled. A modern Margaret River syrah.

Margaret River

Shiraz

Consistently one of the best rosés from WA, and this is an outstanding example from a good vintage. Made from Margaret River shiraz and pale onion-skin in colour. Light-bodied but with texture and savouriness complementing light red fruits of cranberry and a hint of watermelon. Crisp, fine acid to finish. Perfect summer drinking.

Margaret River

Shiraz

Captures everything you could ask for from an approachable, easy-drinking shiraz. From a year when fleshy fruit and succulent palates were features. Earthy dark plum with a fine mineral thread. Oak and fruit balance perfectly, and the medium-bodied palate delivers long and pure. Love it.

Great Southern

Shiraz

The first thing you notice is the colour, almost inky black and dark plummy. The nose is equally intense, loaded with a rich mix of blackberry, dark plum, a little cocoa, and just a faint suggestion of toasty oak. The palate is a sumptuous feast of goodies, flush with black fruits, a little spice and black pepper, and just the...

Margaret River

Shiraz

This is such a good wine from these old vines on the Redbrook Vineyard, planted back in 1975. On the nose, there's some lifted florals, cocoa, dark chocolate, and spicy plum. It's a compelling weave of aromatics. The palate is quite sublime: plush and richly textured with a grainy, slightly gravelly tannin feel, but at the same time, it's seamlessly...

Margaret River

Shiraz

It's rosé and it's delightful. Colour is a pale pink, and the aromas are just what you'd expect from shiraz made into this style. It's a strawberry and raspberry combination with lifted florals and then a palate that is clean and crisp with lovely fresh fruit flavours delivered with a dry and ever so slightly savoury finish while retaining a...

Manjimup

Shiraz

Shiraz can sometimes be overlooked in Manjimup, it being a cool viticultural region. But in good seasons, and ’23 was one of those, the wines can be excellent. In this case, this is a beautiful medium-weight, seamless, smooth, effortless shiraz harnessing some excellent fruit characters. Aromas of chocolate and dark plum with a little lifted spice, and then a palate...

Great Southern

Shiraz

My oh my, this is starting to move nicely into its work One of the best shiraz from Rockcliffe. An exceptional wine displaying all that is good from the Great Southern. The bouquet shows a dark cherry, plummy licorice and slightly earthy ironstone character. And if that don't get you in, then the sublime palate will. It's a luxurious mix...

Great Southern

Shiraz

Seamless, beautifully integrated, balanced and a pure joy to drink; that's what this cracking good shiraz from Frankland River is all about. Perfumed liqueur cherry and dark savoury plum on the concentrated and immensely powerful but with a degree of restrained expression. Grainy chalky tannins and a suggestion of ironstone add to an already complex engaging palate. Drinking beautifully now.

Great Southern

Shiraz

Comes from a season which was short, sharp and concentrated, and smack bang in the middle of COVID. This is a beautiful, plump, opulent, and immensely powerful wine, but it delivers with a real sense of polish and refinement. It's bright and lively with a mix of earthy black fruits, a subtle hint of chocolate and spice, and a dry...

Mount Barker

Shiraz

There is an immediate brilliance and vibrancy in the colour of this Mount Barker-sourced syrah. Aromas burst from the glass with dark plum, liqueur cherry, a little blackberry, and a subtly peppery, savoury mix. The palate is plush and plump, and well-supported with a sliver of tannin and a nice control of oak. Finishes with a dry, savoury, slightly peppery...

Frankland River

Shiraz

It makes sense that Millbrook has gone south to the Powder Bark Vineyard at Frankland for its shiraz from this excellent season. This is a cracking good wine with power, finesse, and smooth refinement. A mix of black and red fruits on the nose, a little pepper, and a distinctive ironstone thread. The palate is medium weight with the oak–fruit...

Margaret River

Shiraz

My, my, my, this is good. It comes from a very old vineyard in Wilyabrup, and a small portion of the fruit was kept on full, whole bunches during fermentation. The nose is spicy, with dark plum, liqueur cherry, some subtle toasty oak, and a lift of red fruits. The palate is seamlessly integrated with the fine tannins and silky...

Margaret River

Shiraz

Absolutely nails the variety, the style and captures the best of the season. Peppery dark plummy fruits, hints of dried herbs, charcuterie, chocolate and a lift of red fruit provide a compelling opening. The palate is structured with a chalky, gravelly feel that provides balance to the sweet ripe fruit. It's medium weight with good concentration and intensity, and it...

Margaret River

Shiraz

Cape Grace has been producing some excellent shiraz over the years, and this one from a very good year is another cracker. It follows the typical line of open fermentation, hand plunging, basket pressing and then maturation in a mix of puncheons and hogsheads, of which 35% was new. This is a wine that really allows the fruit to strut...

Margaret River

Shiraz

The colour is a deep red, inky black almost, and it suggests there's plenty of weight. Fruit concentration is powerful. Concentrated plums, savoury notes, a little pepper, and even a trace of bonox. The palate is thick and dense with a nice lift of red fruits, providing a nice touch. It's smooth and seamless with a lovely velvety texture, and...

Margaret River

Shiraz

A truly beautiful dry-style rosé made from 100% shiraz. Typical strawberry-dominated red fruits on the nose, with some subtle floral spicy fennel notes. The palate is light and bright with a creamy strawberry and slightly confectionery musk stick character. Has a zingy, clean acidity.

Margaret River

Shiraz

Made from 100% shiraz, the colour is an extraordinary bright pink that almost glows in the glass. Aromas of strawberry, crunchy watermelon and lifted florals. The dry palate shows raspberry-like fruit, fine texture, crisp acidity and appealing freshness. A very drinkable rosé.

Margaret River

Shiraz

A delicious shiraz from an excellent season. Deep garnet colour with purple hues. Aromas of liqueur-like dark cherry, spice, black pepper and dark chocolate. The palate builds with dense, ripe flavours lifted by spice and supported by fine, silky tannins. Oak is well handled, with 15% new, adding the final touch. A terrific medium-term drinking wine.

Margaret River

Shiraz

Southern Margaret River has proved ideal for shiraz, and in a year like 2023, it excels. Bursts from the glass with a telling mix of plums and mulberry, lifted by hints of cocoa and even a little sarsaparilla. Bright and lively, with a palate delivering smooth, syrupy richness and great concentration, supported by fine chalky tannins and 25% new oak....

Frankland River

Shiraz

Another cracking good wine, sourced from Frankland River. The 2022 vintage was an excellent year, and this one, which is made from the exciting clone 470, loads every bit of Frankland richness and flavour into its perfectly formed frame. Rich spicy dark chocolate, just a faint hint of ironstone, and a little mocha on the nose. The palate is so...

Swan Valley

Shiraz

A sumptuous shiraz from a warm year, loaded with dark fruits—blackberry, plum—and a subtle coffee-grinds and cocoa character. Vanilla and oak integrate with slightly cracked pepper notes. Displays good depth and concentration, delivering to a long, sustained finish that is impeccably balanced and poised.

Swan Valley

Shiraz

A generous, full-bodied, powerful wine from this very good vintage. Aromas of blackberry, plum, spices and dark chocolate are all present. The palate offers a sumptuous, concentrated fruit mix, balanced with judicious use of American oak for 12 months. The oak complements the slightly peppery character of the shiraz beautifully.

Frankland River

Shiraz

The spice and lift, especially on the nose, comes from a small dab of viognier co-fermented with the shiraz. Maturation in about 20% new French oak has added depth without excess. Aromas are spicy and plummy, with a touch of licorice. The palate is loaded with supple plummy fruit, supported by fine tannins and the structure of the viognier. It...

Frankland River

Shiraz

A thoroughly delicious medium-bodied shiraz bursting with bright fruit. Red berry, mulberry and plummy notes lift from the nose with a little spice and black pepper on the palate. Juicy and supple with plush mulberry flavours, supported by fine tannins and a lick of oak. It all sits together harmoniously to make a summer drinking winner.

Frankland River

Shiraz

Syrah. Wow, deep colour and a powerful aroma announce a wine of power, poise and presence. Deep black and dark red colour with touches of purple. There is a sweet and beautiful spicy freshness and energy that bursts from the glass. This wine is about feel, and there is a saline minerality and alkaline character, combining with an almost glazed...

Frankland River

Shiraz

The colour is striking—deep red and almost opaque in parts. This wine comes from the Wilson's Pool and Powderbark Vineyards from vertically trellised syrah vines. The combination of Massale selection syrah and the more recently added clones 470 and 171 has introduced new characters and complexity to what was already an impressive wine. Whole bunches and wild fermentation bring texture...

Great Southern

Shiraz

From block 11, the best shiraz block on the property, producing low yields of fruit with tremendous colour and depth. A great year has resulted in a wine that perfectly expresses Frankland shiraz. Bright in the glass with purple and crimson hues, the nose offers a compelling mix of spicy African violet and lifted red fruit. The palate is vibrant...

Great Southern

Shiraz

A stylish and expressive blend from this excellent vintage. Predominantly cabernet (60%) with shiraz (30%) and malbec (10%). Fermented in small open fermenters and matured with about 40% new oak. The fruit–oak balance is impeccable, creating a seamless, intricately woven palate that drives effortlessly to a long finish. Plummy, savoury blackcurrant with dried herb complexity. The palate shows the perfect...

Margaret River

Shiraz

From old vines among the first planted in Wilyabrup. A superb Margaret River shiraz: generous, smooth and sitting between medium- and full-bodied. Earthy dried herbs, plummy fruits, cocoa and mocha on the nose. The palate has brightness and energy driving through to a sustained finish. Balanced chalky tannins, sweet fruit and a touch of oak complete an excellent wine for...