Shiraz

Frankland River

Shiraz

This is a thoroughly delightful expression of a modern shiraz from a great region. Thomas Yule was a colourful member of the original syndicate which purchased Houghton 1836. Highly perfumed aromas of red berry, light spicy plum and a little ironstone complexity. It’s bright and vibrant from the first take on the nose through to that exquisitely balanced palate. Fabulous...

Margaret River

Shiraz

This takes the excellent Eightfold wine up another level. Its smooth, seamless and generous palate sets it apart, making it one of the most complete and integrated examples of Margaret River shiraz. There’s power, but it’s effortless, supported by sublime structural elements. Aromas of plummy cherry flow into a palate layered with licorice and a touch of minerality. Firm yet...

Margaret River

Shiraz

The 2022 vintage produced fruit of excellent concentration and flavour, and this captures it beautifully. There’s a pristine purity about it, with lively fruit intensity immediately apparent on the nose. The palate then delivers plummy liqueur cherry, spice and licorice, before finishing slightly savoury. Bright and luminous, supported by chalky tannins and fine oak integration, this is a most polished...

Margaret River

Shiraz

One of the most beautiful and prettiest shiraz from this vineyard in Margaret River. It's so smooth and seamless with a high degree of polish that shows quality of fruit and sympathetic winemaking. On the nose, an intensity of blackberry and red fruits and then a palate which shows more spiciness with the red fruits more evident, and it all...

Western Australia

Shiraz

A soft and supple fruit-driven shiraz sourced from the South West. Aromas of red fruits on the nose with a subtle blue fruit infusion. Palate has plenty of plush, plummy, spicy fruits, and it picks up that blue fruit character as a lingering, seamless finish. Ideal drinking in the short term.

Frankland River

Shiraz

This is the pinnacle of Cherubino's range of shiraz or syrah. Comes off the Riversdale vineyard from Block 7 which is made up of a variety of different clones. Interestingly, after hand picking and sorting, 30% whole clusters were added to bring out more of the spicy fragrances. It was matured in a mix of French oak, foudre, and puncheons...

Frankland River

Shiraz

Gosh, this is a good wine made from the 174, 470 and Waldron clones now being grown on the Riversdale Vineyard. After time on skins for about two months, it was matured in new and one-year-old French oak. It has tremendous concentration and richness, yet presents with the soft, rounded regional structure and opulent flavours. Aromas of plush plum, cherry...

Frankland River

Shiraz

From the first take on the nose, you know you're heading into something special. This is made using a combination of clones 470, 174, 877, and Waldron, and it all contributes to a wine with beautiful aromatics and a plush, vibrant, high-energy palate expressing the variety from this region. There’s a spicy plum and cherry note on the nose, while...

Frankland River

Shiraz

Oh wow, I’m loving this beauty. It’s such a fine and silky smooth shiraz from this super vineyard, which sits on the banks of the Frankland River. Sweet ripe fruit flavours displaying mulberry and subtle blue fruits, while the fine chalky tannins gently control and define the focused, extended finish. Super wine.

Frankland River

Shiraz

An exquisite expression of Frankland River syrah in this marvellous vintage. It’s an important mix of clones 470, 174, 877 and Waldron. These clones are contributing to a new and exciting expression of syrah from this region. Plush and soft red fruits abound with a slightly grainy ironstone thread, bringing another layer of complexity. No fining or filtering at bottling...

Frankland River

Shiraz

A delicious wine packed with ripe blackberries, plum, spices, and chocolate. It is well-poised with fine silky tannins and fine-grained oak, offering a lovely long finish. It’s a wine that offers so much and delivers well beyond its price point. Just love the textural grainy palate with its punchy, vibrant red fruits.

Margaret River

Shiraz

This is such a bright and brilliant shiraz from this vintage. It’s loaded with dark cherry and plum, with a touch of blackberry just adding that final lift on the nose. The palate is soft and supple, with bright fruits and real energy. It’s supported by fine, gentle tannins and just a touch of oak to add interest. An ideal...

Margaret River

Shiraz

here is a brilliance and brightness about this shiraz that comes off some very old Wilyabrup vines. On the nose, it bursts with ripe, plummy fruit, a hint of pepper, and some distinctive floral violet notes that create an exciting opening on the palate. It is sublimely balanced and poised with fine chalky tannins and a just faint hint of...

Mount Barker

Shiraz

Here is a classic Mount Barker shiraz from this cooler year. Gets 40% new oak and is gently extracted with some whole bunches kept separate until blending. It’s quite a bright and brilliant wine with vibrant colour. Had 18 months in French oak. Has a brambly black fruit character with a dark plummy prune-like character, adding palate richness. There is...

Frankland River

Shiraz

A generous and plush syrah that shows the seductive, smooth fruit qualities of this region. It’s been made in a style to promote the fresh and bright fruit characters evident on both the nose and the delicious palate. Plummy red berry with a little clove character. Nice wine in the short term.

Margaret River

Shiraz

Get a good year like this, and Margaret River shiraz can excel. This one has a firmness about it, but wrapped around is plush, generous fruit displaying that compelling mix of blackberry and dark plum with some brighter red fruit notes. There's a toasty oak influence that brings that structure and control to play. It's an elegantly crafted wine delivered...

Swan Valley

Shiraz

This has been a terrifically consistent wine from Faber, made from the best fruit they can source from their Swan Valley vineyard and some nearby vineyards. It was another very good year in the Swan Valley, and this one delivers with power and opulence, balanced with the typical Swan Valley softness and generosity. Bright floral notes with dark red fruits...

Swan Valley

Shiraz

The planets aligned in this season all across the state, especially in the Swan Valley, where the reds show incredible depth and intensity with beautiful aromatic floral notes adding to the appeal. Griffiths has been producing this for a while, and each year it comes up trumps. He uses seasoned American and French oak, which contributes to its richness and...

Blackwood Valley

Shiraz

This is a cracking good shiraz from what was a small but highly concentrated vintage. Opens with an engaging spicy red fruit aroma with floral overtones. Perfumed and seductive at the same time. The palate delivers such beautifully poised medium-weight fruit. Great intensity with a perfect oak and fruit balance supported by fine chalky tannins. It’s generous with a silky...

Margaret River

Shiraz

This is from the Wilyabrup property of Credaro. It was a great vintage, and this is such a powerful and concentrated example of Margaret River shiraz, yet it’s poised and defined, even a little refined, with a degree of elegance. Made in a fairly traditional way, it displays deep, earthy, grainy, opulent dark plum and blackberry nuances. There is a...

Margaret River

Shiraz

What you’re getting here is loads of ripe plummy fruit that explodes from the glass. The colour is dense and almost opaque black, with hints of bright red on the rims. It has a deep and rich intensity with an earthy, savoury dark chocolate richness on the palate. Two vineyards contribute — Wilyabrup and Yallingup — and that gives it...

Perth Hills

Shiraz

Sourced from two vineyards within the Perth Hills, this wine is fermented traditionally before being pressed to new and one-year-old American oak puncheons. The American oak suits the fruit beautifully. Colour is bright and vibrant, with aromas of dark fruits, spices, and a touch of chocolate. The medium-bodied palate has a vibrancy and energy as it dances effortlessly through to...

Frankland River

Shiraz

A dark, concentrated and powerful expression of Frankland River shiraz, capturing some truly impressive characters. It opens with rich dark chocolate, plummy blackberry notes and a touch of spice. The palate is balanced and slightly textural, with grainy, peppery tones lifting it. A complete and compelling package from a great year—this is one of the most impressive wines yet released...

Frankland River

Shiraz

A thoroughly delicious and impressive shiraz from Frankland River. The nose shows spicy, liquoricey plum characters with a bright, violet-like lift. The palate is soft, supple and juicy, delivering a succulent mix of dark plummy fruits, spices and a liberal sprinkling of dark chocolate. It all knits together beautifully with well-judged oak, and the balance is a particularly striking feature.

Margaret River

Shiraz

A few years ago, Leeuwin made the decision to bounce back with shiraz after it had been missing from the portfolio for many years. I, for one, am glad they did, and this is yet another example of how far they've come with developing this variety. It's a combination of a lot of hard work and an uncompromising focus on...

Margaret River

Shiraz

Captures all that is good in this wonderful vintage in Margaret River. It's predominantly sourced from the old dry-grown, low-yielding vines on the Gallagher vineyard, and it was treated carefully. After handpicking, it got 18 months in a mix of American and French oak with about 20% of that new. I think the American oak vanillin complexity has added quite...

Frankland River

Shiraz

This was sourced from a vineyard in Frankland River and shows what a well-managed vineyard in a warm year can do. It also shows how good shiraz can be in Frankland. This one has a spicy, faintly peppery, plummy note with touches of blackberry. The palate is supple, but there is a chalkiness about it, contributing to a slightly gravelly...

Geographe

Shiraz

Consistently one of the best shiraz released in the state. Opens with a fairly typical plum, blackberry, dark chocolate character, with a faint hint of coffee grime. The palate has a grainy textural feel with a lively thread of stony minerality. It's had about 35% new oak, and yet the oak is certainly not intrusive and sits harmoniously as it...

Geographe

Shiraz

A bouncy, buoyant blend of Geographe and Margaret River fruit, delivering a supple, generous, full-bodied style of shiraz. The striking feature is its smooth, seamless integration of oak and fruit, with the tannins sitting subtly within. It's a neat little wine of poise and elegance, and is drinking just so well now. But given a little time and other exciting...

Margaret River

Shiraz

So much to like about this appealing medium-bodied bodied juicy flavoursome shiraz. The vines are now 20 years old, and they are certainly pumping some quality fruit, and in this case, a smidgen of viognier was added, which has given that aromatic spicy lift while probably contributing to the tannin influence, which, while understated, is still essentially important. It's bright...

Mount Barker

Shiraz

What a mighty good wine this is from a wonderful vintage. It captures the power of the fruit from the vintage, yet delivers it with a degree of elegance. A contributing factor has been the use of larger format oak, so as not to dominate, along with foudres. Rich, dark plummy licorice aromas with a dollop of chocolate. The palate...

Mount Barker

Shiraz

This excellent block has been dry grown since being planted in 1985. A little more hands-on here compared to the standard shiraz with hand plunging daily. Once again, it has been put into a larger format oak, which helps strike such a precise oak and fruit balance. It’s an elegant wine with bright red fruits displaying some quite exotic spices...

Frankland River

Shiraz

This wine comes from Frankland River, and it shows that even in a hot year like this, a combination of excellent vineyard management and astute, clever, light-touch winemaking can produce wines that are most impressive. Colour is quite brilliant with a deep red-crimson hue. The nose has a lift of spices and a slightly ironstone character working through the dark...

Frankland River

Shiraz

This one comes from what was an unseasonally hot vintage in Frankland River, and yet it's been harnessed, refined and defined into a really impressive example of what Frankland does so well. Loads of red and black cherry and spicy fruit on the nose, while the palate shows a buoyant brightness and lively feel with an intensity of fruit, all...

Frankland River

Shiraz

This is a Frankland River shiraz from the Acacia vineyard. It shows ironstone and dark plummy fruit, with blackberry and dark plum richness. It’s deep, concentrated and plush, with firm yet fine tannins. The oak is largely Taransaud five-year seasoned oak. It has a textured, plush mouthfeel with a chalkiness that provides definition and balance. It’s brilliantly bright with powerful...

Swan Valley

Shiraz

If you ever wanted an example of how good shiraz from the Swan Valley can be, here is a perfect wine. It illustrates the wonderful soft, supple fruit of Swan Valley shiraz, beautifully captured in what was a stunning year. This is as good as any shiraz I’ve seen from the Valley over the last few years. It's soft, it's...

Frankland River

Shiraz

A mighty impressive wine that Gordon sources from the shiraz powerhouse of WA. It's generous, it's supple, it's opulent but it's all controlled and balanced. Typical of the season and in the Jeremy Gordon style of winemaking. All those spicy plum, dark cherry, and even a little green olive work tirelessly on the nose. Once you delve into the palate,...

Frankland River

Shiraz

What a good wine this one is. Gordon gets it from Frankland as he has done for many years, recognising how good this region can be, and this is certainly one of the best. The season was pretty good and it's produced a wine of deep complexity and rich flavours with a mighty combination of plum and cherry and some...

Margaret River

Shiraz

Snake + Herring Tainted Love Rosé 2023 ($33) This is a bright, fresh, and stylish little rosé that has been made very much in the European mould. So, it's finer, more restrained, and with less overt fruit, but it still has texture and flavour on its fine, persistent palate. It's all Syrah from a single vineyard in Margaret River. After...

Margaret River

Shiraz

This is as good as any syrah yet from Vasse Felix. It is thoroughly delicious and appealing from the first take on the nose through to the soft and plush palate delivered with medium body. Interesting techniques have captured the best from the fruit. It was wild yeast fermented, with a portion of whole bunches and a little carbonic maceration...