South Australia

The "historic heart of Australian wine."

Key varieties: Shiraz (syrah), cabernet sauvignon, grenache, riesling

"South Australia is a very important wine producing state responsible for almost 50% of Australia’s annual production. It is also home to some of the most famous regions, historic estates and the oldest vines in the country. 

Straddling the centre of Australia, South Australia produces the majority of the nation’s wine. The State also boasts some of the oldest vines in the world. The venerable old vines found in South Australia’s Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley and Adelaide Hills, through their isolation, survived the great phylloxera plagues that wiped out the vines of North America, Europe and Australia’s eastern vineyards. 

Quarantine restrictions were introduced that saved South Australia’s vines from phylloxera and ensured the State retained its grape growing status. 

There is a multitude of different soil types and local mitigating influences such as altitude and cooling ocean breezes that allow for a wide range of wine styles and qualities. South Australia also has a diverse range of regions from the relatively warm temperate climate of the Barossa Valley; to the maritime precincts of McLaren Vale, the Fleurieu Peninsula's Currency Creek, Langhorne Creek and Southern Fleurieu; the cooler Adelaide Hills region and the hot climate of the Riverland region on the Murray River. " - Wine Australia

Map courtesy : James Halliday’s Wine Atlas of Australia (Hardie Grant Books 2008)

  • Penfolds Bin 28 2015

    Penfolds Bin 28 2015

    Region: SA-(Other)

    JAMES HALLIDAY 96 POINTS!

      "McLaren Vale, the Barossa Valley, Padthaway, Wrattonbully and Robe all make contributions to this “Kalimna” shiraz. It’s a strange world. It spends 12 months in American oak, none of it new. A resiny introduction. Meat,...

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  • Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2018

    Grosset Polish Hill Riesling 2018

    Region: SA- Clare Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    "Assertive, impactful and austere; lime juice, lemon pith and golden apple skin with floral and mineral notes; long and slatey; remarkable." Jeremy Oliver, 97 Points   "There’s a hint of talc and Provencal lavender and some vibrant herb aromas...

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  • Noon Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

    Noon Winery Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly Sustainably-made

    93 POINTS - WINE ADVOCATE!

      "Gentle mint notes on the nose give the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve a lifted, almost floral character. Combined with cherry and cassis fruit, it's clear that this is Cabernet, albeit very ripe, full-bodied Cabernet, with a supple, almost...

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  • Balnaves The Tally Reserve Cabernet 2015

    Balnaves The Tally Reserve Cabernet 2015

    Region: SA- Coonawarra

    REAL REVIEW 97 POINTS! JAMES HALLIDAY 96 POINTS!

      "Deep, dark and foreboding in the glass, lovely colour. Aromatics of plums, mulberries, chocolate, vanilla and a bit of cedar and tobacco, there's a lot going on here. The palate is all deep, dark and not so mysterious. There's blackberry,...

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  • Grant Burge Filsell Shiraz 2014

    Grant Burge Filsell Shiraz 2014

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    AN EXPRESSIVE AND POWERFUL WINE

      “This release is very much in the established Filsell style, but it’s a better rendition of it than we’ve seen from recent vintages. This is rich, plush, dark and hearty, all of which you’d expect from Filsell, but...

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  • Ulithorne Paternus Cabernet Shiraz 2013

    Ulithorne Paternus Cabernet Shiraz 2013

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    JAMES HALLIDAY 94 POINTS!

      "This wine exhibits a beautifully deep crimson colour alongside plentiful aromas of blackcurrant, raspberry, and mulberry on the nose. The palate is bursting with ripe dark fruit such as plum and juicy blackberry, which are complemented by pepper...

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  • Petaluma Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2010

    Petaluma Coonawarra Cabernet Merlot 2010

    Region: SA- Coonawarra

    96 POINTS - GOURMET TRAVELLER!    "As always pairs cabernet sauvignon with merlot. I found a very attractive, fragrant bouquet of red fruits, particularly raspberry, with oak and cedary bottle-age all nicely melded. Peter Bourne agreed,...

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  • Henschke Keyneton Euphonium 2010

    Henschke Keyneton Euphonium 2010

    Region: SA- Eden Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly Organic Sustainably-made

    VELVETY SMOOTH AND SUPPLE!

      This has come on well since seven years ago. Typical regional raspberry, and spicy/vegetal bouquet, laced with dried herbs including thyme and oregano. Medium bodied, soft, supple; drinking very well now. Lovely wine, elegant and drinking in its...

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  • Saltram No. 1 Shiraz 2009

    Saltram No. 1 Shiraz 2009

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    SUMPTUOUS FULL-BODIED RED

      "Ripe plums, black olives and dark cherries complemented with hints of cocoa and anise. This full-bodied red wine has a velvety palate with an excellent line of fruit flavours, chalky tannins and a fine lingering finish. The palate is dense with...

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  • Clarendon Hills Domaine Clarendon Syrah 2012

    Clarendon Hills Domaine Clarendon Syrah 2012

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    FANTASTIC, STAND-OUT VINTAGE FOR THIS REGION AND PRODUCER

      "Sweet-berried fruit with aspects of tar, aniseed and black forest cake; robust and full-bodied; warm but juicy/spicy through the finish. If you ordered this from a restaurant list, looking for a big-but-modern red to melt into, you wouldn't be...

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  • Saltram No. 1 Shiraz 2008

    Saltram No. 1 Shiraz 2008

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    GOLD! International Wine and Spirits Competition

      "Nearly black purple colour ; massive black cherries and brambles, toasty oak coming through on the nose ; seamless structure with bright acidity and velvet tannins well-integrated with the fruit and oak, concentrated. Lingering finish. Rich and...

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  • Ulithorne Paternus Cabernet Shiraz 2010 (Damaged Label)

    Ulithorne Paternus Cabernet Shiraz 2010 (Damaged Label)

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    SUPER CABERNET SHIRAZ BLEND FROM EXCELLENT MCLAREN VALE PRODUCER

      "This wine exhibits a beautifully deep crimson colour alongside plentiful aromas of blackcurrant, raspberry, and mulberry on the nose. The palate is bursting with ripe dark fruit such as plum and juicy blackberry, which are complemented by pepper...

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  • Mitolo Savitar Shiraz 2010 (Minor Damaged Label)

    Mitolo Savitar Shiraz 2010 (Minor Damaged Label)

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    A SUPPLE AND CONCENTRATED STYLE OF SHIRAZ

        “Savitar” is a mythical dragon-like monster, and this wine is so named because of the impression Frank Mitolo and Ben Glaetzer had upon tasting one particular lot in the Willunga vineyard. They were so blown away they decided...

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  • Clarendon Hills Domaine Clarendon Syrah 2010

    Clarendon Hills Domaine Clarendon Syrah 2010

    Region: SA- Clarendon

    "Roman Bratasiuk is one of planet earth's greatest winemakers and must be a top notch viticulturist."Robert Parker "Hailing from the upper reaches of McLaren Vale's Clarendon sub-region, this single vineyard wineis an elegant and expressive Syrah,...

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  • [SOLD-OUT] Karrawatta Joseph Shiraz 2015

    [SOLD-OUT] Karrawatta Joseph Shiraz 2015

    Region: SA- Langhorne Creek

    "Small berries, low yields and open bunches characterise the Shiraz grown on Christo’s Paddock. These old vines produce grapes with great flavour intensity and richness, which are hand-picked before being whole-bunch pressed. Once the fermentation was...

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  • Henry's Drive Reserve Shiraz 2005

    [SOLD-OUT] Henry's Drive Reserve Shiraz 2005

    Region: SA- Padthaway

    "The wine is a glass-coating purple/black with an alluring perfume of toast, bacon, smoked meat, blueberry, and licorice. Deeper and richer than the "regular" Shiraz, it also has enough structure to merit 4-6 years of cellaring. The wine's finish is long...

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  • Tapanappa Cabernet Shiraz 2007

    [SOLD-OUT] Tapanappa Cabernet Shiraz 2007

    Region: SA- Limestone Coast

    "Here's the new range from Brian Croser's 'Wines of Terroir' series, showing how Cabernet and Shiraz from Wrattonbully are a force to be reckoned with. This is a sibling to the Whalebone, from the Joanna vineyard where grapes grow on red clay loams over...

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