Shaw + Smith Shiraz 2022
Shaw + Smith Shiraz 2022

Shaw + Smith Shiraz 2022

Cellar or drinkRed wineAustralia95 points - The Wine FrontScrew cap

Cool-climate Shiraz done right 🔥🍷

The 2022 Shaw + Smith Shiraz is a masterclass in modern Australian Syrah—elegant, spicy, and perfectly structured. Grown in the high-altitude Balhannah and Lenswood vineyards in the Adelaide Hills, this is all about finesse over power.

Expect blackberry, plum and dark cherry layered with pepper, dried herbs, and just the right amount of savoury grip. Aged in French oak, it’s sleek, aromatic, and built to impress both now and years down the track.

If you think Aussie Shiraz is all about boldness, this one will make you think again.

Drink window,2024 to 2034
Type,Red wine
Varietals,Shiraz
Vintage,2022
ABV,13.5%
Country,Australia
Region,South Australia
Sub region,Adelaide Hills
Bottle size,750ml
Bottle closure,Screw cap

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Flavour & structure
Black fruitSpice & pepperFine tanninsLong finish
Food pairing
Red meatSteak & BBQ

What the experts say about this wine

A power of fruit and a power of spices. This is an excellent release. Sweet plums, smoked meats, black peppers and an array of cedar, bunchy herbs, stalk and toast characters. Tannin curls impressively through the back half of the wine; it feels both plush and fresh throughout; and while it’s definitely peppery (and floral) it’s the plummy, boysenberried fruit flavours that drive it. This is bang on excellent.

Deep, dark red-purple with black tints, the bouquet quite whole-bunchy with humus, spice and root vegetable aromas, the palate intense and concentrated with sustained flavour and finely balanced powdery tannins that run long to an extended finish. A powerful yet elegant shiraz drinking well now but with a long life in front of it.

This is delightful. It opens with an expectation: game meat, white pepper, raspberry, tart cherry, some dried herbs and a whiff of truffle. Savouriness and pretty fruit hand in hand. It delivers on the palate, satiny tannins wrap up more of those fruit and savoury elements, game meat and pepper a strong card but beautifully woven through red fruits and sweeter spices. Ribbons of those tannins trail long through the palate; a light dusting of spice lingers. It's spot-on medium weight, too. So much charm.