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Mike Bennie96+ points
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James Suckling96 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage None
- Brand Sami Odi
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Sami-Odi Little Wine #7 Barossa Valley Syrah NV"This is now 26 barrels in its composition as a ‘non vintage’ shiraz, with the..."$325.00 -
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- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage None
- Brand Shaw and Smith
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Shaw & Smith Shiraz Vertical 6 Pack"This specially curated pack comes with carton inserts with vintage overview a..."$349.00 -
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Campbell Mattin94 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage None
- Brand Warrenmang
- Cellaring Drink Now
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 15.0% Alcohol
Warrenmang Red Gold Reserve Shiraz NV"Full Bodied and Intense red wine, pair with beef or heavy red meat"$18.99 -
Shiraz is a red grape variety. It is the most widely planted variety in Australia and helped put it on the wine map. It is an adaptable grape that has distinctly regional characteristics from elegant, peppery cool climate styles to sweet and chocolatey (McLaren Vale), muscular, and ripe-fruited (Barossa), to savoury and rich (Hunter Valley). Shiraz was one of the first vine varieties to arrive in Australia in 1832 and is grown in most regions. However, its home is in the Barossa Valley where old vines date back to the 1860s.
The classic, truly Australian blend is Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, but it is also blended with Grenache and Mourvedre (GSM) in warmer climates. In recent years it is increasingly being blended with Viognier to create the Shiraz/Viognier blend.
Shiraz's home is in the Northern Rhône's, Hermitage, Cote Rôtie and Cornas, in France. It is now also grown extensively in the Southern Rhône where it is blended with Grenache and Mourvèdre to produce the great red wines of Châteauneuf du Pape and Gigondas amongst others.