Claymore To Pimp a Butterfly Clare Valley Shiraz Mataro 2018 $24 Hoist your big pants on because this is a dangerously sippable shiraz blend that’ll win friends and influence people. Bursting with blackberry and prunes dusted with cocoa and black olive brine, this is one spicy but nicey wine with soothing tannins and a lick […]
Claymore Wines Dark Side of the Moon Clare Valley Shiraz 2018 $29.99 Sourced from Claymore’s dry-farmed, non-irrigated Watervale and Penwortham vineyards, this is cool-climate shiraz that’s soft, elegantly structured and shows delicate berryfruit, spice and earthy intensity in the mid-palate. Impressively structured, fine-grained tannins, a smoke and graphite-like core, white pepper and blueberry complexity and […]
If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me if there were any decent wines coming out of India that were available in New Zealand, I’d be off down the TAB and putting a hundred for the win by the long shot on the next 3200m at Matamata. Happily the good folk at […]
Taylors St Andrews Clare Valley Shiraz 2016 $64.99 Only the absolute best shiraz grapes make it to the finals for the St Andrews Shiraz vintage champs and once they’re in the bottle they’re immortalised forever! (At least that’s what the winemaker whispers to them to soothe their nerves) Deep, dark chocolate and spice, cigar box […]
The Hedonist McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 $30 I loved the 2016 vintage of this organically produced, biodynamically-grown wine, so I’ve been chomping and stomping to try the new release. Made by winemakers Kimberly and James Cooter, this is a shiraz that is the opposite of those sweet, jammy, cheek-punchers on the supermarket shelves. It’s the […]
Young & Co The Jam McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 ($17.99) The shiny, new Young & Co ‘The Jam’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2018 ($17.99) provides a perfect pairsome with anything featuring roast beetroot. Boasting buckets of dark berryfruit, cocoa and espresso layers, peppery punchiness and fresh, feisty acidity and caramelised, smoky, oaky notes – it’s a […]
McPherson Family Vineyards Andrew McPherson Shiraz 2018 This fresh and frisky shiraz has blackcurrant and cherry and wheelbarrow-loads of spice and flavour. Think plum and caramelised oak and robust, peppery characters make this shiraz (named after Andrew McPherson who, together with his brother Jock in 1968) A consumate host and huge shiraz fan, Andrew gave […]
Cypress Terraces Hawke’s Bay Syrah 2014 $42 Mel and Gus Lawson knew their terraced hillside vineyard would produce some of the most sensational syrah in the region, I’d say they could feel it in their waters, but truth be told, water is not something they see much of and the vines border on dehydration and […]
Most Wanted South Australia Shiraz 2017 $11.99 If you’re looking for an uncomplicated, easy-to-quaff, blackcurrant and plum-fest then turn off the torch and grab a bottle of this to please the crowds. Simple berry and cherry flavours merge with a hint of liquorice and fruitcake spices to bring an easy-peasy, don’t-even-think-about-it sip. www.blackmarket.co.nz
Penny’s Hill Cracking Black Shiraz 2013 $25 ★★★★½ Named after the way that the soils dry out so much they crack and break the roots of the vines (which is actually a good thing because it controls the natural vigour of the vine) this shiraz has all those desirable pepper, liquorice, cocoa dust and cherry-berry […]