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2021 Bull Lane Heathcote Shiraz$27. 99 Bottle$335.88 Dozen- 91
2022 Buller Wines The Nook Shiraz$22. 99 Bottle$275.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottles- 94
2021 Buller Wines The Nook Shiraz$22. 99 Bottle$275.88 Dozen- 2021 Shiraz by Farr$99. 99 Bottle$1199.88 Dozen
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2018 Cape Mentelle Shiraz$59. 99 Bottle$719.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottles- 96
2018 Castagna Genesis Syrah$84. 99 Bottle$1019.88 Dozen- 94
2020 Chaffey Bros. Wine Co. Synonymous Shiraz$24. 99 Bottle$299.88 Dozen- 93
2021 Chalk Hill Luna Shiraz$17. 99 Bottle$215.88 Dozen- 93
2021 Chalk Hill Syrah$32. 99 Bottle$395.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottles- 93
2021 Charles Melton The Father in Law Shiraz$34. 99 Bottle$419.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottles- 95
2019 Chateau Tanunda Terroirs of the Barossa Ebenezer District Shiraz$46. 99 Bottle$563.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottles- 93
2021 Chateau Tanunda The Chateau Bethanian Shiraz$39. 99 Bottle$479.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottles- 93
2021 Chateau Tanunda Grand Barossa Shiraz$24. 99 Bottle$299.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottles- 2017 Cirillo 1850 Ancestor Vine Grenache$69. 99 Bottle$839.88 Dozen
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2003 Clarendon Hills Astralis Syrah Magnum (1500ml)$1200. 00 Bottle$14400.00 Dozen- 94
2004 Clarendon Hills Piggott Range Vineyard Syrah$299. 00 Bottle$3588.00 Dozen- 99
2001 Clarendon Hills Piggott Range Vineyard Syrah (Shiraz) Magnum (1500ml)$499. 00 Bottle$5988.00 Dozen- 95
2021 Clarnette Grampians Shiraz$27. 99 Bottle$335.88 Dozen- 93
2022 Clonakilla O'Riada Shiraz$39. 99 Bottle$479.88 Dozen- 95
2022 Clonakilla Hilltops Shiraz$29. 99 Bottle$359.88 Dozen- 2022 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier$120. 00 Bottle$1440.00 Dozen
- 2019 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier$120. 00 Bottle$1440.00 Dozen
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2016 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier$150. 00 Bottle$1800.00 Dozen- 2022 Clyde Park Single Block E Shiraz$64. 99 Bottle$779.88 Dozen
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2021 Coates The Syrah$26. 99 Bottle$323.88 Dozen- 2019 Cobaw Ridge Syrah$64. 99 Bottle$779.88 Dozen
- 2022 Commune Of Buttons Mylor Syrah$34. 99 Bottle$419.88 Dozen
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2019 Condie The Max Heathcote Shiraz$44. 99 Bottle$539.88 Dozen- 94
2022 Cooter & Cooter Shiraz$21. 99 Bottle$263.88 Dozen- 94
2021 Coriole Shiraz$29. 99 Bottle$359.88 Dozen- 93
2021 Coriole Sparta Shiraz$24. 99 Bottle$299.88 Dozen- 93
2021 Coriole Redstone Shiraz$21. 99 Bottle$263.88 Dozen- 93
2019 Craiglee JADV Shiraz$46. 99 Bottle$563.88 Dozen- 94
2022 Crudo Shiraz$34. 99 Bottle$419.88 Dozen- 96
2021 Curator Greenock Vineyard Shiraz$49. 99 Bottle$599.88 Dozen- 92
2022 Curator Wine Co Hamlets Shiraz$19. 99 Bottle$239.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottles- 95
2022 Curator Wine Co. Shiraz$29. 99 Bottle$359.88 Dozen- 93
2012 d’Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz Museum Release$32. 99 Bottle$395.88 Dozen- 96
2018 d’Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz$69. 99 Bottle$839.88 Dozen- 95
2018 Nicks Secret MS Pyrenees ShirazReduced from $32.99$16. 99 Bottle$203.88 Dozen- 94
2020 Dalwhinnie Mesa Shiraz$32. 99 Bottle$395.88 Dozen- 96
2014 Nicks Secret Pyrenees ShirazReduced from $85.00$34. 99 Bottle$419.88 Dozen- 96
2018 Dalwhinnie Moonambel Shiraz$79. 99 Bottle$959.88 Dozen- 95
2021 Nicks Secret DVL McLaren Vale ShirazReduced from $23.99$16. 99 Bottle$203.88 Dozen- 91
2018 Deen de Bortoli Vat 8 Shiraz$10. 99 Bottle$131.88 Dozen- 89
2020 De Bortoli Organic Shiraz Field Blend$13. 99 Bottle$167.88 DozenMinimum 12 bottles- 2017 Dhillon Col Mountain Shiraz$79. 99 Bottle$959.88 Dozen
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2021 Dinny Goonan Single Vineyard Shiraz$32. 99 Bottle$395.88 Dozen
The Enduring Popularity of Shiraz.
Shiraz: it’s the variety closest to most red wine lover’s hearts. Its legendary opulence, texture and depth have made it the most popular varietal on the shelves of Nicks Wine Merchants. People looking to buy Australian Shiraz may not understand the rich history it has within our country and our deep connections with the French.A long history in Australia.
Australian Shiraz is also synonymous with France's 'Hermitage' and Syrah of the Rhone Valley. Wine lore has it that Shiraz (also known as Syrah, Sirrahs, Ciras, Scyras) was taken from Persia to France by the Phoenicians. However, more recent research has determined that Shiraz is actually indigenous to the Rhone region of France, the descendant of two little known French grape varieties, Durela and Mondeuse Blanc, grown in the Rhone Valley since 500 B.C. Shiraz was first brought to Australia in 1832 by James Busby, unwittingly with the help and co-operation of the French themselves. Busby left Australia in February 1831 and arrived in the Rhone Valley on the 10th of December. He recorded his trip in the 'Journal of a Tour' published in 1833 and wrote of the hospitality and generosity of information that French vignerons eagerly passed on: "I had no advisers...I uniformly prefaced my request for information with a statement of the object for which it was required. So far however, from having been in any one instance at all deceived or mislead. I have found every person to whom I applied anxious to forward my undertaking." It is to the French, therefore, that the Australian wine industry owes so much of its present success. If the French knew that their wisdom, knowledge (as well as their Shiraz cuttings) were being placed at the feet of 'Barbarians', perhaps they would not have been so obliging.For some time, Cabernet rather than Shiraz, was the dominating variety for much of Australia's wine making history. Today, Shiraz has become synonymous with the ultimate expression of Australian red wine making with icons such as Penfolds Grange. Clarendon Hills Astralis and Henschke Hill of Grace being recognised amongst the world's great wines. Historically great Australian Shiraz has been grown from old vines in the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale in South Australia, however, new regions such as Margaret River (Western Australia), Heathcote and the Yarra Valley (Victoria) are pushing the Australian Shiraz wine making boundaries further. Great Australian Shiraz is characterised firstly by its intensity of colour - almost opaque with black, purple hues. Secondly by its palate weight and concentration of ripe plum, black pepper and very ripe berry flavours, often over layed by the use of toasted American oak.
Like Pinot Noir, there are many different clones of Shiraz, often used in the same wine to increase complexity. Many of these clones were first identified in Australia in 1964 by Harry Tulluch of the South Australian Department of Agriculture and include the following: SA1654 (The most widely planted Shiraz clone in Australia) which produces wines of intense black purple colour with a distinct black pepper character. SA2626, a firmer tannin structure with flavours of stewed fruit and sour cherries. SA1127 has spectacular dense purple black colour and the aroma is of violets and cherry palate flavours. SA712 is dominated by chocolate and plum flavour whilst BVRC30 offers an earthy, farmyard character to Shiraz.
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