53 Australian shiraz wines to try

Best Australian shiraz wines

These are some of the best Australian shiraz wines of right now.

Shiraz (AKA syrah) has a long history in Australia. The first cuttings were brought to Australia in 1832 by viticulturist James Busby. Today, shiraz is the most widely planted wine variety in the country, and it is grown in almost every wine region across the nation. South Australia's Barossa Valley and Victoria's Nagambie Lakes are home to some of the oldest-producing shiraz vines in the world.

Australian shiraz typically shows characters of fruits such as blackberry, blueberry, black cherry and plum, along with spice, pepper, mint and sometimes notes of chocolate, licorice and tobacco.

There's no shortage of great Australian shiraz. Examples include Brokenwood's Hunter Valley Shiraz, the Brother's at War Fist Fight Shiraz, Elderton's Command Shiraz, Henschke's Hill of Grace, Clos Otto by Hentley Farm, Jasper Hill's Georgia Paddock Shiraz, Mount Pleasant's Maurice O'Shea, St Henri by Penfolds, and Tyrrell's 4 Acres Shiraz (just to name a few).

Below are 53 of the best shiraz wines recently reviewed, and scored 'outstanding' or 'exceptional', by the Halliday Tasting Team.

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