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)

  • Torbreck Run Rig Shiraz 2019

    Torbreck Run Rig Shiraz 2019

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    JAMES HALLIDAY 96 POINTS!

      "Complex and lifted aromatics of dense black fruits such as blackberries, satsuma plum and black cherry cassis and mulberry complimented with dark chocolate, cacao bean vanilla pod tar and star anise and Turkish delight. The opulent full-bodied...

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  • Torbreck The Laird Shiraz 2017

    Torbreck The Laird Shiraz 2017

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    JAMES HALLIDAY 98 POINTS!

      IN SCOTTISH TERMINOLOGY THE LAIRD REFERS TO "THE LORD OF THE MANOR" - AN APT NAME FOR THIS ICONIC WINE  "Immediately aromas of rich black and red fruits such as and mulberry, blackberry red cherry and cassis fill the bouquet, complimented...

    Current stock: 2

    $865.00
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  • Henschke Hill of Roses Shiraz 2017

    Henschke Hill of Roses Shiraz 2017

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

    JAMES HALLIDAY 97 POINTS!

      "When the 28-year-old vines mature further, this two-barrel, single-plot rarity from older cuttings is destined for Hill of Grace. From the same site, it has familial flavours of darker berry and currant, tobacco pouch, tea leaf and liquorice,...

    Current stock: 2

    $500.00
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  • Mitolo Savitar Shiraz 2018

    Mitolo Savitar Shiraz 2018

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    WINE ADVOCATE 95 POINTS! JAMES HALLIDAY 95 POINTS!

      "More high-toned and red-fruited, the cherry-scented 2018 Savitar Shiraz also hints at vanilla, cedar and dried spices (from the oak), plus some slightly darker berry notes. It's full-bodied but tighter and more age-worthy than the GAM or Angela,...

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  • Elderton Command Shiraz 2018 375mL-Half-Bottle

    Elderton Command Shiraz 2018 375mL-Half-Bottle

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

    JAMES SUCKLING 96 POINTS! WINE ADVOCATE 96 POINTS!

      "Take Ancestor Vines (planted in 1894), a great vintage, experienced winemaking, add 30 months of aging in American and French oak, and the result is the stunning 2018 Command Single Vineyard Shiraz. Boasting fabulous density and concentration,...

    Current stock: 2

    $69.00
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  • Ulithorne Frux Frugis Shiraz 2017

    Ulithorne Frux Frugis Shiraz 2017

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale

    JAMES HALLIDAY 97 POINTS!

      "This wine exhibits a dark ruby colour, portraying concentration and intensity. The nose shows lifted aromas of ripe fruits such as plum, black cherry, and a fine spice blend of cinnamon and liquorice. The full palate of rich black cherry, juicy...

    Current stock: 2

    $80.00
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  • Penfolds Bin 28 2019

    Penfolds Bin 28 2019

    Region: SA-(Other)

    WINE FRONT 93 POINTS!

      "Bring in the barrels. It’s a beautifully integrated, svelte, bold, satisfying red wine with smoky vanillin characters sitting front and centre both on the nose and in the mouth. This is fresh and modern on the one hand but it’s also...

    Current stock: 1

    $45.00
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  • Saltram No. 1 Shiraz 2016

    Saltram No. 1 Shiraz 2016

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    Saltram's Flagship Wine! Gold Medal - Adelaide Wine Show!

      "A richly layered wine, brimming with notes of blood plums, mulberries and bitter chocolate. Undertones of cassis and complex dried spices combine with subtle oak, enriching the wines aromatic nose. Full bodied, plush and mouth filling with...

    Current stock: 2

    $90.00
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  • Wynns Black Label Shiraz 2018

    Wynns Black Label Shiraz 2018

    Region: SA- Coonawarra
    Farming Sustainably-made

    95 POINTS ANDREW CAILLARD MW

        "Medium deep crimson. Fragrant blackberry mulberry with hints of vanilla, white pepper, sage and star anise. Generous and supple with fresh persistent inky blackberry mulberry fruits, roasted chestnut vanilla oak notes, lacy al dente/...

    Current stock: 1

    $45.00
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  • SC Pannell Syrah 2013 Museum Release

    SC Pannell Syrah 2013 Museum Release

    Region: SA- Adelaide Hills

    WINNER OF THE JIMMY WATSON MEDAL 2014!
    WINNER OF THE TREVOR MAST TROPHY 2014!
    97 POINTS! - HUON HOOKE
    97 POINTS! - JAMES HALLIDAY
    RELEASED WITH 10YRS AGE

      Purchases of 3 bottles of this Museum Release wine come with notes in a commemorative cardboard box.   "Tasting this very special museum release of Steve Pannell's 2014 Jimmy Watson winner shows the deft talents of Pannell with Adelaide...

    Current stock: 14

    $85.00
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  • Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Road Shiraz 2016

    Greenock Creek Roennfeldt Road Shiraz 2016

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    WINE ADVOCATE 97+ POINTS!

      "The style of wine synonymous with Greenock Creek is dense, plush, brooding, concentrated and powerful. This 2016 Shiraz Roennfeldt Road road adds "multidimensional" and "sybaritic" to that list. This is an insane wine—it is stylistically...

    Current stock: 1

    $300.00
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  • Henschke Hill of Grace 2017

    Henschke Hill of Grace 2017

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

    JAMES HALLIDAY 99 POINTS! DECANTER 99 POINTS!

      "Muscular with great vitality and sensuality, Hill of Grace 2017 combines gravitas with grace. Supple swathes of fruit – blackberry with blueberry and red cherry – come scented with china ink, tinder bush, black pepper, star anise,...

    Current stock: 5

    $1,050.00
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  • Mitolo Savitar Shiraz 2017

    Mitolo Savitar Shiraz 2017

    Region: SA- McLaren Vale
    Farming Vegan-friendly

    WINE ADVOCATE 94 POINTS!

      INTENSE AND POWERFUL SHIRAZ MADE BY CULT FAVOURITE WINEMAKER BEN GLAETZER!   "Sourced from a lower-yielding section of the same vineyard as the GAM Shiraz and matured in 100% new oak, the 2017 Savitar Shiraz is tighter and more...

    Current stock: 3

    $70.00
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  • Grant Burge Filsell Shiraz 2018

    Grant Burge Filsell Shiraz 2018

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley
    Farming Sustainably-made

    A SPLENDID EXPRESSION OF THE BAROSSA - RICH, OPULENT AND FABULOUS FRUIT

      "2018 is an exceptional representation of this wine showing depth and power with restraint. This wine can be enjoyed young but will also cover many decades. The 2018 Filsell exemplifies what the Barossa Valley does so well...

    Current stock: 1

    $45.00
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  • Penfolds Bin 28 2018

    Penfolds Bin 28 2018

    Region: SA- Barossa Valley

    ANDREW CAILLAIRD 94 POINTS!

      "Deep crimson. Intense dark cherry, blackberry, graphite tarry aromas with mocha espresso notes. Dense blackberry pastille, dark cherry fruits, plentiful, vigorous fine muscular/ chalky tannins and mocha dark chocolate notes. Finishes brambly...

    Qualifies for 10% discount in a straight dozen

    Current stock: 21

    $55.00
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  • Penfolds RWT 2018

    Penfolds RWT 2018

    Region: SA-(Other)

    WINE FRONT 94 POINTS!

      "Barossa Valley shiraz. French oak. 64% of the oak is new though all of it is a year old at most. This is also titled Bin 798. I’d imagine that this is French oak as coopered in Australia, rather than the absolute real deal, though...

    Current stock: 1

    $215.00
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