Shiraz

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• Arrogant Frog Croakie Rotie Shiraz 2023 (Languedoc, France)

  Lifted, bright and youthful this wine is a crowd pleaser that it fruit forward and attractive. Lovely chocolate and raspberry …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Barking Mad 2021 Clare Valley

  3 | $20-$25

• Barking Mad Shiraz 2019 (Clare Valley, South Australia)

  Dark and densely coloured with concentrated dark fruit intensity on the nose. The palate is full bodied and imposing with …

  5 | $20-$25

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• Barossa Black Shiraz 2019 (South Australia)

  A deep ruby with just a hint of fade eluding to some development over time. The nose here is full …

  4 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Barossa Black Shiraz 2021 (South Australia)

  A concentrated wine with a complex and enticing nose filled with rich dark fruits, vanilla, toasted hazelnuts and dark cocoa …

  4 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Barossa Black Shiraz Double Oak NZ Whisky Finish 2019 Barossa Valley

  $15-$20

• Burns and Fuller Shiraz 2022 South Australia

  $15-$20

• Cape Mentelle Shiraz 2018 Margaret River

  $40-$50

• Central Shiraz 2023 South Australia

  $15-$20

• Chaffey Bros. Synonymous Shiraz 2021 (Barossa Valley, South Australia)

  

  Rich and ripe, this youthful example is heady and plump with aromas of deep dark fruit, dark chocolate and savoury …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Chaffey Brothers Synonymous Shiraz 2019 (Barossa Valley, South Australia)

  Youthful and spicy with high-toned blue fruit aromas on the rich and inviting nose. The palate is mid-weighted with bright …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Chapel Hill ‘The MV’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 (South Australia)

  High-toned plummy fruit aromas with a eucalypt twist on the nose move into a lively and rich palate. Dried red …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Chapel Hill Abacus Shiraz 2021 (McLaren Vale, South Australia)

  Youthful in the glass with a deep colour which belies the surprising reserved nose. The most subtle black and blue …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Chapel Hill Abacus Shiraz 2023 McLaren Vale

  3 | $25-$30

• Chapel Hill McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023

  3 | $30-$40

• Chapel Hill The Parson McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021 (South Australia)

  Spice leaps from the glass with licorice, anise and allspice commingling with dark fruit and berries on the nose. The …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Chapel Hill The Parson Shiraz 2022 (McLaren Vale, South Australia)

  Deeply coloured with aromas of sweet red fruit, liquorice, spice and some savoury notes that add intrigue to the nose. …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Chapel Hill The Parson Shiraz 2022 McLaren Vale

  $25-$30

• Cookoothama Shiraz 2021 (New South Wales)

  Deep ruby in colour which reaches the rim with a rich dark nose of dark fruits and chocolate with just …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Cookoothama Shiraz 2023 New South Wales

  3 | $20-$25

• Coriole Redstone Shiraz 2022 McLaren Vale

  3 | $20-$25

• Coriole Sparta Shiraz 2023

  Clean on the nose with a lovely restraint of expression that gives the wine a sense of levity. A leaner …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• d’Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz 2021 McLaren Vale

  3 | $25-$30

• D’Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz 2018 (McLaren Vale, South Australia)

  Dark and brooding, heady and plush with aromas of dark fruit, chocolate and oak present in good intensity on the …

  4.5 | $70-$80

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• Dandelion Vineyard Shiraz 2021 (Barossa, South Australia)

  Deeply coloured with lovely bold aromas of baking spices, dark berries and fruits and chocolate on the nose. The palate …

  4 | $25-$30

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• De Bortoli Organic Shiraz 2020 Victoria

  3 | $0-$15

• De Bortoli Woodfired Heathcote Shiraz 2019 (Victoria, Australia)

  A dark colour in the glass that runs to purple with a lovely nose of coffee, plums and mint which …

  4 | $25-$30

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• De Bortoli Woodfired Shiraz 2020 (Victoria, Australia)

  Ripe and inviting on the nose with dark fruit and blueberries in abundance with just the slightest hint of raisined …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Deen De Bortoli Shiraz Vat 8 2018 (New South Wales, Australia)

  There are few in the world of wine who won’t recognise the name De Bortoli, which started as the dream …

  5 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Don’t Tell Gary 2021 (Central Victoria, Australia)

  A big wine with a deep and rich ruby colour and a nose full of blackberries, liquorice and cassis with …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Don’t Tell Gary 2022 (Victoria, Australia)

  Youthful and toasty with aromas of Christmas cake spice and dried fruits with hints of ripe greens through the nose …

  4.5 | $20-$25

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• Dune Blewitt Springs Shiraz 2024

  Deeply coloured with a dense dark and brooding presence. The black fruit here is surprisingly bright and sits nicely balanced …

  5 | $25-$30

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• Dune Mingsha Shan 2021 McLaren Vale

  3 | $25-$30

• Dune The Empty Quarter 2023 McLaren Vale

  3 | $30-$40

• Fifty-Fifty Shiraz/Petite Sirah 2023 South Australia

  3 | $15-$20

• Fox & The Grape Shiraz/Merlot 2023

  Bright lifted raspberry and blackcurrant aromas commingle with rich mixed spice and savoury meats on the nose. The palate is …

  4 | $15-$20

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• Gemtree Dragon’s Blood Shiraz 2021 (McLaren Vale, South Australia)

  Youthful with a bold, dark colour and a concentrated nose of ripe fruits and toasty oak. The palate is dense …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Gemtree Wines Uncut Shiraz 2021 (McLaren Vale, South Australia)

  Medium-coloured with some fade and other development characteristics including some raisin aromas alongside the bright black fruit and savoury olive …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Grant Burge Barossa Ink Shiraz 2021 (South Australia)

  Christmas fruit cakes and raisin aromas are prevalent on the nose of this bold and expressive shiraz. The palate at …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Grant Burge Distinction Filsell 2022 (Barossa, South Australia)

  Deeply coloured with a beautiful ruby that runs to the rim. The palate is ripe and plump with lovely fruit …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Grant Burge Fifth Generation Shiraz 2021 (Barossa, South Australia)

  Deeply coloured with a touch of fade in the glass. Dark black fruits and savoury black olive aromas come through …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Grant Burge Fifth Generation Shiraz 2022 Barossa

  3 | $15-$20

• Grant Burge Ink Barossa Shiraz 2023

  $15-$20

• Grant Burge Ink McLaren Vale Shiraz 2023 (South Australia)

  Youthful and opaquely dark in colour, as per its name, this wine is unapologetically big. Sweet fruits flavours on the …

  4 | $15-$20

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• Grant Burge McLaren Vale Ink Shiraz 2020 (South Australia)

  True to its name, this shiraz has a colour so deep and opaque it could be perceived as black and …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Grant Burge Miamba Shiraz 2022 (Barossa, South Australia)

  Deep ruby with a hint of fade this example is restrained on the nose with subtle red fruit aromas alongside …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Grant Burge Mimba Shiraz 2021 Barossa

  3 | $25-$30

• Hewitson Ned & Henry’s Shiraz 2021 (Barossa, South Australia)

  Deeply coloured with a ripe and heady nose of sweet fruit, fresh herbs and just a hint of meatiness. The …

  4.5 | $30-$40

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• Hewitson Ned and Henry Shiraz 2021 (Barossa, South Australia)

  Deeply coloured and very youthful for dark fruits, coca cola and oak aromas on the nose, the palate is richly …

  5 | $30-$40

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• Jim Barry Lodge Hill Shiraz 2020 Clare Valley

  3 | $25-$30

• Jim Barry Lodge Hill Shiraz 2021 (Clare Valley, South Australia)

  Youthful and rich with an appealing colour and wonderful dark fruit lift on the nose. The palate is dark and …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Jim Barry Lodge Hill Shiraz 2022 (Clare Valley, South Australia)

  Youthful and bright with high-toned ripe, dark fruit with a dash of bright red-fruited freshness on the nose. The palate …

  4.5 | $25-$30

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• Johnny Q 2020 (South Eastern Australia)

  3 | $20-$25

• Johnny Q Shiraz 2021

  Medium in the glass with hints of fade reflecting time already spent in bottle, but a still youthful wine with …

  4 | $15-$20

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• Kaesler Stonehorse Shiraz 2020 Barrosa

  3 | $30-$40

• Kaesler Stonehorse Shiraz 2021 Barossa

  3 | $30-$40

• Kilikanoon Killerman’s Run Shiraz 2021

  AS A WRITER, I’m also a storyteller and I love to hear a story told. Wine-tasting notes always hint at …

  5 | $25-$30

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• Kilikanoon Killermans Run Shiraz 2021 Clare Valley

  3 | $25-$30

• Kilikanoon The Lackey Shiraz 2019 (South Australia)

  A deep ruby in the glass with aromas of sweet dark fruit, chocolate, spice and oak on the nose. The …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Kilikanoon The Lackey Shiraz 2020 Clare Valley

  $25-$30

• Kirrihill Partner Series Clare Valley Shiraz 2020 (South Australia)

  Deep, dense and inky in the glass with expressive aromas of dark, brooding fruit and eucalypt on the nose. The …

  4.5 | $20-$25

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• Kirrihill Regional Series Clare Valley Shiraz 2021

  3 | $15-$20

• Langmeil Valley Floor Shiraz 2021 Barossa

  3 | $30-$40

• Langmeil Winery Hangin’ Snakes Shiraz 2023 Barossa

  3 | $25-$30

• Langmeil Winery Valley Floor Shiraz 2022 Barossa

  3 | $30-$40

• Mr Mick Shiraz 2021 (Clare Valley, South Australia)

  Rich and ripe on the complex nose with aromas of rich cassis, black and blueberries, vanilla and cocoa working in …

  5 | $20-$25

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• Mr Mick Shiraz 2021 (Clare Valley, South Australia)

  Youthful and deep with sweet fruit on the nose with just a hint of development in the form of dried …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Mud House Shiraz 2022 South Australia

  3 | $15-$20

• Mudbrick Reserve Montepulciano 2024 (Waiheke Island)

  

  Seeing a Waiheke wine delight the judges so much gives me great joy. This tiny island wine region off the …

  4.5 | $70-$80

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• Nugan Estate Third Generation Shiraz 2024 Victoria

  $20-$25

• Orlando Centenary Hill Shiraz 2016 Coonawarra

  3 | $70-$80

• Shot in the Dark Shiraz 2022

  Dark fruits on the nose sit alongside ripe raspberries, peppermint, smoked meat and spice aromas. The palate is very generous …

  4 | $15-$20

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• Sister’s Run Epiphany 2021 (McLaren Vale, South Australia)

  A rich colour with just a hint of colour development, the nose is dark berries, smoked game and complex spice …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Sister’s Run Shiraz 2021 (South Australia)

  A deep rich ruby with a hint of fade this example is ripe, yet understated with a quiet nose. The …

  4 | $25-$30

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• St Hallett Blackwell Shiraz 2019 (Barossa, South Australia)

  The opaque and impenetrable colour show that this is a big, bold wine. Ripe and expressive aromas of plums, dark …

  4.5 | $50-$60

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• St Hallett Blockhead Barossa Shiraz 2019

  3 | $25-$30

• St Hallett Blockhead Shiraz Nouveau 2021 Barossa

  3 | $25-$30

• St Hallett Faith Shiraz 2021 (Barossa, South Australia)

  Youthful yet dark and brooding with aromas of stewed plums and licorice on the nose. The palate is bold with …

  4.5 | $20-$25

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• St Hallett Faith Shiraz 2022 Barossa

  3 | $20-$25

• St Hugo Barossa Shiraz 2020 (South Australia)

  I’m forever telling people that having a nostalgic connection to a wine will make it taste better. You can’t help …

  5 | $30-$40

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• St Hugo Shiraz 2021 (Barossa, South Australia)

  Much like us Kiwis, our neighbouring Aussie mates had a cracker 2021 vintage. In fact, it’s been described as one …

  5 | $30-$40

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• Taylors Estate Shiraz 2020 Limestone Coast

  3 | $15-$20

• Taylors Estate Shiraz 2021 (Limestone Coast/Clare Valley, South Australia)

  Youthful with a dense (almost impenetrable) colour in the glass, this wine has aromas and flavours of sweet purple fruits, …

  4.5 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Taylors Jaraman Shiraz 2020 (Clare Valley, South Australia)

  Deeply coloured with just some fade in the glass. This is a big wine with lots of ripe fruit and …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Taylors Jaraman Shiraz 2022 (Clare Valley/McLaren Vale, South Australia)

  A deep ruby that runs to the rim of the glass with layered dark fruits on the nose alongside coconut …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Taylors Jaraman Shiraz 2024

  Dark currants, raspberry, blackberry, pepper and some dried thyme come together on the complex and inviting nose and segue through …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Taylors Promised Land Shiraz Cabernet 2020 (South Australia)

  A friendly, approachable and fruit-expressive wine that has dark plums, florals and subtle spice on the nose. The palate is …

  4 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Taylors Reserve Parcel Shiraz 2020 Limestone Coast

  3 | $25-$30

• Taylors Reserve Parcel Shiraz 2021 (Clare Valley/Limestone Coast, South Australia)

  A deep, dense colour that runs to the edge of the glass, richly fruited with blackberries and purple fruit and …

  4 | $25-$30

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• The Great Bonza Shiraz Cabernet 2022

  Medium coloured in the glass and quintessentially Australian with ripe fruit, lots of oak and layers of rich dark fruits …

  5 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• The Hidden Sea Shiraz 2021 (Coonawarra, South Australia)

  

  A rich ruby colour in the glass with a reserved nose with lovely subtle aromas of dark fruit, cedar, vanilla …

  5 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• The hidden Sea Shiraz 2021 Coonawarra

  3 | $15-$20

• Thomas Goss 2022 McLaren Vale

  3 | $20-$25

• Three Dark Horses Basket Pressed Shiraz 2021 (McLaren Vale, South Australia)

  Dark, rich berry fruit, vanilla cola and oak spice aromas abound on the nose. This is a rich and luscious …

  4 | $20-$25

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• Torbreck Woodcutters Shiraz 2022 Barossa

  3 | $40-$50

• Torbreck Woodcutters Shiraz 2023

  Dense and dark on the nose, the assumption that you are about to taste something big is correct with a …

  4 | $40-$50

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• Triple T Shiraz 2023 (South Australia)

  Deep, deep colour to the core in the glass with bright cassis and red fruits on the nose. This wine …

  4.5 | $15-$20 Best Buys

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• Yalumba Paradox Shiraz 2018 (Barossa, South Australia)

  

  Looks great in the glass with a dense core colour which shimmers purple at the rim. A youthful wine still, …

  5 | $30-$40

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• Yalumba Paradox Shiraz 2019 (Barossa Valley, South Australia)

  A rich and beguiling dark colour with just the slightest hint of fade present, this wine is retaining its youth …

  4 | $30-$40

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• Yalumba Samuel’s Collection Barossa Shiraz 2019

  3 | $20-$25

• Yalumba Samuel’s Collection Barossa Shiraz 2022 (South Australia)

  A generous wine with dark plums and blackberry aromas on the nose with good intensity. The palate is medium to …

  4 | $25-$30

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• Yalumba The Paradox Shiraz 2021 Barossa

  3 | $25-$30