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)

  • Wynns Black Label Shiraz 2019

    Wynns Black Label Shiraz 2019

    Region: SA- Coonawarra
    Farming Sustainably-made

    GOLD WINNER AT 2022 ROYAL MELBOURNE WINE AWARDS!

        "Some fruit comes off the Undoolya vineyard planted in 1894. This has slipped comfortably into a seamless wine. Supple, ripe fruit, lightly spiced with cedar, liqorice root and cinnamon. The palate is fuller bodied but so restrained. The...

    Current stock: 6

    $40.00
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  • Yangarra Kings Wood Shiraz 2022

    Yangarra Kings Wood Shiraz 2022

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

    97 POINTS! - JAMES SUCKLING
    95 POINTS! - HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION
    95 POINTS! - REAL REVIEW

      "This is about as fine as shiraz can get in the Vale, boasting filigreed tannins and such a natural sense of freshness that it whets the palate and makes one hungry at first sip. Northern Rhône-like scents of grilled meats, cloves, lilacs...

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    $65.00
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  • Henschke Mount Edelstone 2019

    Henschke Mount Edelstone 2019

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

    98 POINTS! - JAMES HALLIDAY
    98 POINTS! - ANDREW CAILLARD
    96 POINTS! - HUON HOOKE
    96 POINTS! - DECANTER
    96 POINTS! - WINE ADVOCATE
    19/20 MATTHEW JUKES

      "Deep, dark dense red-black-purple colours in the glass, the bouquet evokes dried herbs, hot days under a eucalypt forest canopy, complete with underbrush. Very full-bodied, solidly structured and profoundly flavoured, with masses of...

    Current stock: 6

    $265.00
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  • Henschke Hill of Grace 2019

    Henschke Hill of Grace 2019

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

    99 POINTS! - JAMES HALLIDAY
    97 POINTS! - HUON HOOKE
    97 POINTS! - DECANTER
    97 POINTS! - WINE ADVOCATE
    19.5/20 - JANCIS ROBINSON
    19.5+/20 MATTHEW JUKES
    TINY AMOUNTS OF HILL OF GRACE PRODUCED IN 2019

      **Rare Wine. Only 1 per customer**   "Deep colour, still retaining a good tint of purple, the bouquet dusty/earthy/terracotta at first, then spicy berry fruits and earthy char notes join in, with black-loam nuances and the palate is deep...

    Current stock: 2

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  • Bondar Wines Midnight Hour Shiraz 2022

    Bondar Wines Midnight Hour Shiraz 2022

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

    REAL REVIEW 96 POINTS!

      "Deep, rich ruby red hue. Blueberry, dried morcilla, clove and beef bone aromas. Deep and weighty on the palate, all about savoury complexity over dark fruits. Drying beef, slate, iodine and roasting mushrooms all sit through the length of the...

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  • Noon Winery Reserve Shiraz 2022

    Noon Winery Reserve Shiraz 2022

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

        "100% Shiraz from the 20 Rows block at Langhorne Creek, the new release is some what fresher and tighter and lighter on it's feet than the last two wines from hotter, drier years. There is a lovely balance here of vibrant flavour and...

    Current stock: 1

    $90.00
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  • Penfolds Magill Shiraz 2020

    Penfolds Magill Shiraz 2020

    Region: SA-(Other)
    Farming Sustainably-made

    97 POINTS! - HUON HOOKE

      "Vanilla was the first thing I detected but that said it’s not overt. Choc-mint and cloves are part of the show but then ferrous notes, plum, aromatic herbs and a clear burst of fruit on the finish. There’s balance to this release;...

    Current stock: 2

    $165.00
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  • Wynns Michael Shiraz 2019

    Wynns Michael Shiraz 2019

    Region: SA- Coonawarra
    Farming Sustainably-made

    97 POINTS HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION!

      "Matured for 14 months in new and seasoned French oak (15% new). If this doesn't set your heart aflutter, I don't know what will. Featherlight and concentrated at once, this has tissue paper-fine layers of black cherry, blueberry, graphite,...

    Current stock: 1

    $145.00
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  • Bondar Wines Violet Hour Shiraz 2022

    Bondar Wines Violet Hour Shiraz 2022

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

    A CLASSIC REGIONAL STYLE FROM THE NEW SCHOOL OF MCLAREN VALE

      "Fantastic value, high quality McLaren Vale Shiraz. Fruit sourced from the venerable Rayner vineyard estate plantings dating back to 1947. Medium to full-bodied with dense tannins and great length on the palate." - Winehouse  

    Current stock: 8

    $30.00
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  • Elderton Command Shiraz 2019

    Elderton Command Shiraz 2019

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

    JAMES HALLIDAY 96 POINTS! WINE ADVOCATE 95 POINTS!

      "This 2019 Command Single Vineyard Shiraz is hugely concentrated, coiled and long, with strong, ropy tannins that lay out through the finish. The fruit has such intensity that a couple more years isn't going to bother it in the least. By "a...

    Current stock: 2

    $140.00
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  • Coriole Lloyd Reserve Shiraz 2019

    Coriole Lloyd Reserve Shiraz 2019

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

    REAL REVIEW 95 POINTS!
    JAMES HALLIDAY 95 POINTS!
    WINE FRONT 94+ POINTS!

      "Opaque core just fading slightly into a purple tinged rim. Mulberry preserve, dark chocolate, and linseed oil aromatics. Seriously concentrated black fruit fills the mouth. Layers of dark chocolate and warm sweet spices fill every corner of the...

    $115.00
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  • SC Pannell Koomilya JC Block Shiraz 2019

    SC Pannell Koomilya JC Block Shiraz 2019

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

    WINE FRONT 96 POINTS!

      "To stutter, the tannin quality; wow. Immediately impressive, the cinch and pucker, the length of fine, weaving, silty tannins and the cool acidity that supports the glide and gloss of the wine. Dark cherry, ripe plums, some mocha and ferrous...

    Current stock: 8

    $115.00
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  • SC Pannell Koomilya GT Block Shiraz 2019

    SC Pannell Koomilya GT Block Shiraz 2019

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

    WINE FRONT 96 POINTS!

      "There’s a freshness and lift to the wine despite the concentration and layering of dark fruit, woody spice and general inkiness. The character of gewurz seems omnipresent despite no gewurz here – it’s floral and pretty shiraz,...

    Current stock: 5

    $107.00
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  • SC Pannell Koomilya DC Block Shiraz 2019

    SC Pannell Koomilya DC Block Shiraz 2019

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

    WINE FRONT 95 POINTS!

      "It’s highly perfumed, so rich and ripe, inky plummy fruit characters, brined black olive and a strong overlay of cedar, mahogany and clove. The palate is similarly generous and rich, plush and impenetrable, tightens on train tracks of...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

    Current stock: 12

    $107.00
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  • Kay Brothers Block 6 Shiraz 2019

    Kay Brothers Block 6 Shiraz 2019

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

    WINE FRONT 96 POINTS! JAMES HALLIDAY 95 POINTS!

      "Liquorice, chocolate, oyster shell, blackberry, a little mint, spice and nutty oak. Deep and concentrated, intense and layered dark fruit and black olive, firm ironstone tannin, such depth and heft, but not really heavy, as such. It’s...

    Current stock: 6

    $135.00
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  • Yangarra Shiraz 2019

    Yangarra Shiraz 2019

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

    THE REAL REVIEW 95 POINTS!

      "Purple colour from core to rim and up the sides of the glass as well. Plums, rosemary and sea-spray aromatics. The palate flows majestically from front to back, light of foot but carrying serious intensity and drive. Structured to accentuate the...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

    Current stock: 18

    $32.00
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  • Yangarra Ironheart Shiraz 2018

    Yangarra Ironheart Shiraz 2018

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

    THE REAL REVIEW 96 POINTS! WINE FRONT 94 POINTS!

      "Squid-ink-purple colour, scents of plush boysenberry, balsamic flowers and coffee. A rush of flavour, sweet red and black cherries, bacon fat, dried herbs and vanilla bean cradled by a full-body with svelte tannins. Showcasing flavour...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

    Current stock: 11

    $115.00
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