Spicy cool-climate Syrah from Mac Forbes. The antithesis of the block-busting Aussie Shiraz.

A beautifully crafted Syrah from Yarra Valley experts, Giant Steps, sourced from their Tarraford vineyard. Yarra elegance at its best.Deep red. Violets, plum, blackberry and Campari spice. Vibrant and juicy yet deeply flavoured, showing black and purple fruit density, gently savoury tannins, supple acidity and whole bunch spice, and deliciously deluxe charry oak.

One of the Yarra Valley's up and comers, the Punt Road Shiraz is almost black in colour with aromas of cassis and a whiff of licquorice. A palate of plush plums and blackcurrant follows with flash of peppery spice. Kate Goodman continues to do a stellar job at one of the Yarra Valley's best wineries.

The 2017 vintage provided an exceptionally ideal cool and elongated growing season akin to winding the clock back to the classic Yarra Valley conditions of yore. Conditions were perfect for sourcing grapes with the intention of creating a classic style of cool-climate Shiraz reminiscent of the pioneering wines that forged the Yarra Valleys enviable reputation. Showing volume and weight with finesse and restraint, this perfumed, brooding and enticingly refined medium-bodied Shiraz is the result of an assemblage of three individual vineyard sites, all targeted for their individual defining strengths and characters that would play a role in constructing a complete wine. Fruit was sourced from individually selected sites across the Yarra Valley. Leading with an intensity of white pepper and char, the complex, slowly-evolving nose offers a mélange of mulberry, dried figs, cloves, cardamom and fruit mince pies. The palate delivers a grace and presence with the weight pushing through to a slow-building resonance of flavour and tannin. The density of black fruits is wound tight and integrated so that no one element stands above the others. This wine is suitable for vegans. Decanting is highly recommended.

Fruit for this wine was handpicked from the single vineyard site “The Gate” at the entrance of Long Gully Road Healesville property. These vines are planted on a gentle slope facing a north-west aspect producing favourable growing conditions. Wine is aged in new and seasoned French oak barrels for 12 months.This wine is dark garnet red in colour, with notes of blueberries, mulberries and fresh aniseed. The palate is rich and developed showing flavours of mocha and vanilla. It can be enjoyed now and will cellar for up to 10 years.

A nose of spices, tobacco, dried fruit, and wet rocks wrapped in a leather pouch.

Shiraz - Deep rich cherry red in colour. A robust aroma with very ripe plum/cherry tones and obvious oak leading to a mouth filling palate with long finish. The palate is soft, well balanced with a lingering fruity finish. The wine is ready to drink now or can be cellared for up to 8-10 years.

Shiraz - Dense nose evoking aromas of cedar, plum, raspberry and roasted meats.The palate is vibrant and ethereal, leading into flavours of plum, blackberry and licorice spice, with refined tannins adding length and density to the wine.