With so many stellar options, it can be difficult to narrow down the best red wines in Australia. Take the shiraz category for instance. Campbell Mattinson says it is "arguably the hardest category for us to judge...The quality is uniformly high, but the styles are more diverse than in any other category." So, we've done the work for you, compiling 46 top red wines from diverse regions around Australia. Each wine is rated outstanding or exceptional and has scored between 95 and 99 points in the 2025 Companion.
Starting with sparkling red and taking you through rosé, pinot noir, shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and additional varieties, this list is packed full of magnificent wines for you to try now. In the shiraz category you'll find the Shiraz of the Year and Red Wine of the Year – the 2022 Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No. 2 – plus flavoursome, elegant, impeccably structured cabernet sauvignon and more. As Campbell says of the cabernet "this category was as strong or stronger than ever."
Click through to the links below the wines for more from each winery. Cheers to top Australian red wine!
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Pinot noir
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Pressing Matters
Pinot Noir 2022
Tasmania -
Yering Station
Reserve Pinot Noir 2022
Yarra Valley -
ChaLou Wines
Pinot Noir 2023
Orange -
D.M.L.
Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2022
Yarra Valley -
Dexter Wines
Pinot Noir 2023
Mornington Peninsula -
Ocean Eight Vineyard & Winery
Aylward By Ocean Eight Pinot Noir 2022
Mornington Peninsula
Pressing Matters | Yering Station | ChaLou Wines | D.M.L. | Dexter Wines | Ocean Eight Vineyard & Winery
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Shiraz
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Yarra Yering
Dry Red Wine No. 2 2022
Yarra Valley -
Brokenwood
Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz 2022
Hunter Valley -
Mount Langi Ghiran
Langi Shiraz 2021
Grampians -
Langmeil Winery
The Freedom 1843 Shiraz 2021
Barossa Valley -
Thousand Candles
Single Vineyard Syrah 2021
Yarra Valley -
Centare Vineyard
Old Block Shiraz 2022
Yarra Valley -
Coombe Yarra Valley
Tribute Series Mr. Mark Shiraz 2023
Yarra Valley -
HEAD Wines
The Brunette Barossa Shiraz 2022
Barossa -
HEAD Wines
Wilton Hill Barossa Ranges Shiraz 2021
Eden Valley -
Angove Family Winemakers
Warboys Vineyard Shiraz Grenache 2021
McLaren Vale -
Balnaves of Coonawarra
Shiraz 2021
Coonawarra -
d'Arenberg
The Old Bloke & The Three Young Blondes Shiraz Roussanne Viognier Marsanne 2018
McLaren Vale -
Domaine Naturaliste
Rachis Syrah 2022
Margaret River -
Hare's Chase
Lepus 2021
Barossa Valley -
HEAD Wines
The Blonde Barossa Shiraz 2022
Barossa -
Mérite Wines
Shiraz Malbec 2022
Wrattonbully -
Oliver's Taranga Vineyards
HJ Shiraz 2021
McLaren Vale -
Oliver's Taranga Vineyards
Ihana Shiraz 2022
McLaren Vale -
Schubert Estate
Goose-yard Block Shiraz 2020
Barossa Valley
Yarra Yering | Brokenwood | Mount Langi Ghiran | Langmeil Winery | Thousand Candles | Centare | Coombe Yarra Valley | HEAD Wines | Angove Family Winemakers | Balnaves of Coonawarra | d'Arenberg | Domaine Naturaliste | Hare's Chase | Mérite Wines | Oliver's Taranga Vineyards | Schubert Estate
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CABERNET SAUVIGNON AND BLENDS
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Cullen Wines
Diana Madeline Wilyabrup 2022
Margaret River -
Patrick of Coonawarra
Grande Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Coonawarra -
Balnaves of Coonawarra
Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Coonawarra -
Best’s Wines
Hamill Single Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Grampians -
Brash Higgins
CBSV Omensetter Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
McLaren Vale -
Ferngrove
The Stirlings Bluff Knoll Cabernet Shiraz Malbec 2022
Great Southern -
Jilyara
The Williams' Block Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
Margaret River -
Peter Lehmann
Mentor 2020
Barossa -
Robert Stein Vineyard
The Kinnear Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2021
Mudgee -
Thompson Estate
The Specialist Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Margaret River
Cullen Wines | Patrick of Coonawarra | Balnaves of Coonawarra | Best's Wines | Brash Higgins | Ferngrove | Jilyara | Peter Lehmann | Robert Stein Vineyard | Thompson Estate
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Other reds
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Pipan Steel
Tesoro Nebbiolo 2019
Alpine Valleys -
Warramunda Estate
Liv Zak Malbec 2022
Yarra Valley -
Aravina Estate
Limited Release Grenache 2023
Margaret River -
Aravina Estate
Wildwood Ridge Reserve Merlot 2022
Margaret River -
Brash Higgins
NDV Amphora Project Nero d'Avola 2022
McLaren Vale -
Briar Ridge Vineyard
Limited Release BDX 2022
Wrattonbully -
Dandelion Vineyards
March Hare of the Barossa Mataro 2022
Barossa -
d'Arenberg
The Ironstone Pressings Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre 2019
McLaren Vale -
Morris
CHM Durif 2021
Rutherglen -
Ross Hill Wines
Pinnacle Series Cabernet Franc 2022
Orange
Pipan Steel | Warramunda Estate | Aravina Estate | Brash Higgins | Briar Ridge Vineyard | Dandelion Vineyards | d'Arenberg | Morris | Ross Hill Wines
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