Australian Wines
Australian wine comes in an amazing array of styles and origins, from such classics as Eden Valley Riesling to Hunter Valley Semillon and Barossa Shiraz to Rutherglen Muscat. Our Australian wine guide divides Australian wine regions into four clusters: South Eastern Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia and Other Australia. Each of these includes numerous individual Geographic Indications, such as Barossa Valley, Margaret River and Hunter Valley, among others.
You’ll find thousands of Australian wine ratings and Australian wine reviews in Wine Enthusiast’s Australian wine guide, all of which you can sort by region, grape variety, vintage, producer or price.
Standish 2005 The Standish Single Vineyard Shiraz (Barossa Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $135
If Standish’s Relic is the feminine side of Shiraz, this is in a more masculine vein, with slightly coarser tannins and more weight, but still possessing great intensity without any heaviness. Cassis, blueberry and black olive flavors are tinged with hints of asphalt and espresso, leading into a warm, lingering finish. Drink now-2025.
— J.C.
(2/1/2010)
Penfolds 2004 Grange Shiraz
- Cellar Selection
- $500
A throwback to the monster Shiraz style of old, with loads of toasty, vanilla-laden oak, meaty nuances and driving, intense boysenberry fruit, the 2004 Grange should prove tremendously long-lived. Its massive concentration and firm tannins suggest cellaring through 2020, after which it should drink well for at least another decade or two.
— J.C.
(11/1/2011)
Inner Circle Green Spot Traditional Pot Still Rum
- Best Buy
- $24
The initial sniffings detect muscular, high-octane aromas of spirit, molasses, bacon fat and honey; aeration unleashes additional, complex scents of old oak, sautéed butter and walnuts. The spicy, biscuity palate entry is sweet in a baked manner, almost like the taste of a spiked coffee cake; the midpalate is a raging inferno of concentrated molasses/brown…
— P.P.
(12/1/2003)
Penfolds 2004 Bin 60A Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz
- Cellar Selection
- $225
There are approximately 1,000 cases of this wine, which blends 56% Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon with 44% Barossa Shiraz into a stunning combination of cassis and blackberries. Lifted bits of flowers on the nose resemble fine teas and dried herbs, adding the requisite complexity, while the mouthfeel artfully balances the weight of Shiraz with the structure of…
— J.C.
(11/1/2007)
Penfolds 1998 RWT Shiraz (Barossa Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $70
Seamless luxury from stem to stern, this ‘baby Grange’ is impressive juice. Blackberry, menthol and smoke play unusually elegantly on the nose, the texture is velvet on the tongue with dark berry, coffee, licorice and muted black pepper flavors. The superb, very long finish combines all the elements with wonderful finesse and a rare grace. Not inexpensive, but…
— W.E.
(3/1/2001)
St. Hallett 1998 Old Block Shiraz (Barossa Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $40
From vines over 70 years old, this delightful wine combines sheer size with the finesse of a great red. Powerful flavors of anise, blackberry jam, sweet cassis and dark chocolate cascade over the palate, stunning with richness and intensity. Yet the wine maintains a lilting grace and lightness, not to mention the near-perfect balance for aging.
— S.H.
(12/15/2002)
Clarendon Hills 2003 Blewitt Springs Grenache (Clarendon)
- Cellar Selection
- $80
Made from bushvines that are about 75 years old, this tremendous Grenache is a vibrant pink-purple color and has deep peppery, fruit-sweet aromas. On the palate it's massive but controlled, iike a rhinoceros behind a steel wall. Intense plum and cherry fruit warms the palate. Dry tannins persist through the long, minerally finish. Drink after 2010.
— D.T.
(3/1/2005)
Clarendon Hills 2003 Astralis Syrah (Clarendon)
- Cellar Selection
- $375
A fantastic wine, but so young that it would qualify better as "fetus" than as "infant." Still very closed on the nose, showing cassis and black cherry aromas after much airing. Its color is a powerful, almost glowing, purple and its flavors—a vibrant surge of pure black and blueberries—are just as intense. Very concentrated and tight, with a linear, minerally…
— D.T.
(3/1/2005)
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