Best Australian shiraz wines
These are some of the best Australian shiraz wines of right now.
Shiraz (AKA syrah) has a long history in Australia. The first cuttings were brought to Australia in 1832 by viticulturist James Busby. Today, shiraz is the most widely planted wine variety in the country, and it is grown in almost every wine region across the nation. South Australia's Barossa Valley and Victoria's Nagambie Lakes are home to some of the oldest-producing shiraz vines in the world.
Australian shiraz typically shows characters of fruits such as blackberry, blueberry, black cherry and plum, along with spice, pepper, mint and sometimes notes of chocolate, licorice and tobacco.
There's no shortage of great Australian shiraz. Examples include Brokenwood's Hunter Valley Shiraz, the Brother's at War Fist Fight Shiraz, Elderton's Command Shiraz, Henschke's Hill of Grace, Clos Otto by Hentley Farm, Jasper Hill's Georgia Paddock Shiraz, Mount Pleasant's Maurice O'Shea, St Henri by Penfolds, and Tyrrell's 4 Acres Shiraz (just to name a few).
Below are 53 of the best shiraz wines recently reviewed, and scored 'outstanding' or 'exceptional', by the Halliday Tasting Team.
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Australian shiraz wines to try
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Agricola Vintners
Kalimna Sands Shiraz 2022
Barossa Valley -
Alkina Wine Estate
Polygon No.1 Shiraz 2022
Barossa Valley -
Angove Family Winemakers
Warboys Vineyard Shiraz 2021
McLaren Vale -
Brokenwood
Shiraz 2022
Hunter Valley -
Brothers at War
Fist Fight Barossa Shiraz 2022
Barossa -
Centare Vineyard
Old Block Shiraz 2022
Yarra Valley -
Clonakilla
Shiraz Viognier 2022
Canberra District -
Dalwhinnie
The Eagle Shiraz 2020
Pyrenees -
Dandelion Vineyards
Red Queen of the Eden Valley Shiraz 2021
Eden Valley -
Elderton
Command Shiraz 2020
Barossa Valley -
First Drop Wines
The Cream Shiraz 2019
Barossa Valley -
Forest Hill Vineyard
Block 9 Shiraz 2022
Mount Barker -
Glaetzer Wines
Amon-Ra Unfiltered Shiraz 2022
Barossa Valley -
Granjoux
Single Vineyard Shiraz 2021
Beechworth -
Grant Burge
Balthasar Eden Valley Shiraz 2021
Eden Valley -
Heathcote Estate
Organic Single Vineyard Shiraz 2022
Heathcote -
Henschke
Hill of Grace M&R Release Shiraz 2008
Eden Valley -
Hentley Farm Wines
Clos Otto Shiraz 2021
Barossa Valley -
Hewitson
Monopole Mother Vine Shiraz 2021
Barossa Valley -
Hobbs Barossa Ranges
1905 Shiraz 2021
Barossa -
Hungerford Hill
Epic Shiraz 2022
Hunter Valley -
Indigo Vineyard
Secret Village Shiraz 2018
Beechworth -
Jasper Hill
Georgia's Paddock Shiraz 2022
Heathcote -
Kay Brothers
Block 6 McLaren Vale Shiraz 2021
McLaren Vale -
Lethbridge Wines
Indra Shiraz 2019
Geelong -
McWilliam’s
Single Vineyard Shiraz 2022
Canberra District -
MMAD Vineyard
Blewitt Springs Shiraz 2022
McLaren Vale -
Mount Pleasant
Maurice O'Shea Shiraz 2021
Hunter Valley -
Penfolds
St Henri Shiraz 2020
McLaren Vale Barossa Valley Clare Valley -
Peter Lehmann
Masterson Barossa Shiraz 2018
Barossa Valley -
Pimpernel Vineyards
Shiraz 2020
Yarra Valley -
Red Edge
The Clos Dry Grown Shiraz 2021
Heathcote -
Schild Estate Wines
Moorooroo Barossa Valley Shiraz 2021
Barossa Valley -
Sentio Wines
Shiraz 2023
Beechworth -
Sidewood Estate
Mappinga Shiraz 2022
Adelaide Hills -
Sidewood Estate
Shiraz 2022
Adelaide Hills -
St Hugo
Single Vineyard Koch Shiraz 2020
Barossa Valley -
Stonehaven
Limited Vineyard Release Wrattonbully Shiraz 2021
Wrattonbully -
Syrahmi
La La Shiraz 2018
Heathcote -
Tarrawatta
Ambervale Shiraz 2021
Eden Valley -
Tellurian
Sommet Shiraz 2021
Heathcote -
Teusner
Albert Shiraz 2021
Barossa Valley -
Thomas Wines
The Cote Individual Vineyard Shiraz 2022
Hunter Valley -
Thomas Wines
Kiss Limited Release Shiraz 2022
Hunter Valley -
Tokar Estate
Coldstream Vineyard Shiraz 2022
Yarra Valley -
Turkey Flat
Shiraz 2020
Barossa Valley -
Tyrrell’s Wines
4 Acres Shiraz 2022
Hunter Valley -
Vinden Wines
The Vinden Headcase Somerset Vineyard Single Barrel #2 Northern Slope Shiraz 2021
Hunter Valley -
Wendouree
Shiraz 2021
Clare Valley -
Wolf Blass
Platinum Label Shiraz 2021
Barossa Valley -
Yangarra Estate Vineyard
Ironheart Shiraz 2021
McLaren Vale -
Yarra Yering
Underhill Foudre Shiraz 2019
Yarra Valley -
Yelland & Papps
Single Vineyard Greenock Shiraz 2022
Barossa Valley
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