Shiraz / Syrah
Like many ‘noble’ varieties, Syrah still makes wine in its original home - France’s Northern Rhone. Here cooler continental climates like Hermitage, Cornas and Côte-Rôtie produce lighter-bodied, floral Syrahs with piercing black/blue fruit characters. Top New Zealand examples are similar, but Syrah’s world travels made it more famous in hotter climates - firstly France’s Southern Rhone and Languedoc-Roussillon (where it tends to blend with Grenache), and then Spain, America, South Africa and Australia. In the later the historical misnomer ‘Shiraz’ is now synonymous with this fuller-bodied style, the variety’s florals typically replaced by smoky earth and the spicy black fruit ripened toward jammy richness.
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2021 Spinifex Barossa Syrah
A high-scoring Syrah from a boutique legend of the Barossa. This red is called a Syrah (rather than Shiraz) because the concept here is a more European or Kiwi-styled expression of the grape. ... read more$33.99 in mixed 6+ or $37.99 per bottle -
2020 Passage Rock Waiheke Syrah
A rich and complex Syrah from a leading estate on Waiheke. Passage Rock capture ripe darkish fruit but don't let it overwhelm the palate, leaving the earthy spices to play through. Syrah's more ... read more$35.99 in mixed 6+ or $39.99 per bottle -
2022 Langmeil Valley Floor Barossa Shiraz
A nice discount on this classic of the old-school Barossa Shiraz. Grown in the hottest zone of this most sun-blessed region, the Valley Floor is a rich and ripe style "done well". Packed with ... read more$35.99 in mixed 6+ or $39.99 per bottle -
2022 Craggy Range Gimblett Gravels Syrah -
2021 Smith and Sheth Heretaunga Syrah
An elegant and classy Syrah that scores way above it's price, and was recently included in the 2019 Annual Selection of the Top 12 wines of the Gimblett Gravels, by Andrew Caillard MW. Named ... read more$36.99 in mixed 6+ or $41.99 per bottle -
2023 Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz
An elegant Shiraz from a legendary boutique producer in Australia. Clonakilla's unique vineyards are in the rare terroir of Canberra where the cooler climate — especially in these hilltop ... read more$39.99 in mixed 6+ or $44.99 per bottle -
2024 Black Barn Havelock Hills HB Syrah -
2020 Mills Reef Elspeth Syrah -
2022 Two Hands Angels Share McLaren Vale Shiraz -
2022 Two Hands Barossa Gnarly Dudes Shiraz
A classic go-to for quality Shiraz lovers. Two Hands can always get their hands on the best fruit, year in year out, which means the Gnarly Dudes is always an intensely fruited and compelling ... read more$43.99 in mixed 6+ or $48.99 per bottle
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