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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2022 Tardieu Laurent Saint Joseph Old VineA serious Saint Joseph from granite soils, in a Northern Rhone sub-region much beloved by Tardieu. Their old vine St Joseph (Syrah) is intense but precise, with powerful black and blue fruit ... read more$74.99 in mixed 6+ or $83.99 per bottle
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2022 Tardieu Laurent HermitageSublime Syrah from the home of the variety. Tardieu's iridescent Hermitage comes from mainly Serine Syrah vines of 60+ years old. It combines incredible power with supreme refinement, aromatic ... read more$170.00 in mixed 6+ or $190.00 per bottle
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Mixed 6 - Superstar Rhone from UsseglioThree superb reds from Domaine Raymond Usseglio, superstar producer of the Rhone. These rich and delicious southern French blends massively over deliver, with their silky plush mouthfeel and ... read more$297.94 per pack
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