Category Archives: Syrah

2011 Oliver’s Taranga McLaren Vale Shiraz

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Whipped through a bracket of 2011 McLaren Vale Shirazes over the last couple of days. Not a bad wine amongst them, although no great heights were scaled. A bit of the old bracken to mark the wet season but this … Continue reading →

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Get Yer Rocks Off: McLaren Vale Scarce Earth 2011 Releases

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

The Scarce Earth project is the brainchild of Dudley Brown and Adrian Kenny, who worked together at Inkwell Wines for a number of years. It’s an exploration of the diversity of McLaren Vale’s terroir through single vineyard Shiraz wines from … Continue reading →

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2010 Schwarz Nitschke Block Shiraz

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

The 45 year-old Nitschke Road Shiraz block lies in Bethany towards the east of the Barossa. The fruit saw 25% new French oak. Clovey chocolate oak, dark plum and blackberry, licorice and espresso. A little earthiness. There’s nothing to criticise. It has enough fruit freshness, … Continue reading →

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2010 Hungerford Hill Classic Tumbarumba Shiraz

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Hungerford Hill seem to be finding some real form of late. I don’t get to taste a lot of Shiraz from the Tumbarumba region but this offers a good deal of quality. Apologies for the appalling bottle image. Black on … Continue reading →

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2012 Oakridge Local Vineyard Series Whitsend & Oakridge Vineyards Shiraz

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Maybe a touch more angular than the superb 2010 release but it still brings the goods. Both vineyards are at the base of the Warramate Hills near Coldstream. The Whitsend fruit (66%) was 100% whole berry fermented without plunging or … Continue reading →

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2010 Evans & Tate Margaret River Redbrook Shiraz

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

The new release Evans & Tate Redbrook Chardonnay and Cabernet were very good wines but the Shiraz isn’t quite in the same league. Sweet oak, a slick of raspberry coulis and some darker cherry/berry notes. Bay leaf with black and … Continue reading →

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2012 Head Wines Head Red Shiraz

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

“HEAD RED Shiraz is a barrel cull from Barossa vineyards including ‘The Blonde’, ‘The Brunette’ and ‘The Contrarian’ single vineyard wines. It allows a pre-view of the vintage quality to come and keeps the quality of the Single vineyard wines … Continue reading →

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2010 Schwarz The Dust Kicker Shiraz

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

These entry-level wines from the Schwarz Wine Company are well worth a look at the price. I preferred the GSM but there’s probably as much quality on offer here with this Shiraz. Generous but not heavy, with dusty fruits – satsuma … Continue reading →

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2010 Maxwell Ellen Street Shiraz

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

A rather old-fashioned rendering of McLaren Vale Shiraz for those with a love of overt oak flavour and a sweet tooth. 24 months in American Oak. Vanilla custard coats plums and blackberries. Licorice, bourbon and pepper. Carries its warmth well … Continue reading →

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2011 Maxwell Silver Hammer Shiraz

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Jeremy Pringle

Sees 18 months in American oak. It’s the entry-level Shiraz from Maxwell wines. As with many entry-level wines from 2011 in South East Australia, it has borne the brunt of a wet year. Bracken and mulch. Sweet oak, red and … Continue reading →

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