Australian Shiraz Special

Broken Record Shiraz

Broken Record Shiraz is quintessentially Australian. The producer  Boutinot wines offer consistent quality, hugely appealing, commercial wine styles that have gained a loyal following. Reflecting our skill and experience in seeking out the very best of Australia, our wines capture ideal climatic conditions and pure varietal definition.

Juicy, bright and joyous! This delightful cheeky Aussie Shiraz is a blend of grapes from plots across Southeast Australia. Picked at night to avoid the dizzy daytime temperatures and then crushed immediate to retain purity and acidity. This easy drinking Shiraz offers plummy fruit with smooth tannins and masses of joy! Brilliant with spicy dishes, just unscrew the cap and get stuck in!

Boutinot’s Samantha Bailey brings her signature palate and decades of experience to finessing our components into the loveliest Boutinot expressions of Oz.

We stock a great range of Boutinot products on our website

Boutinot produces wines all around the world and imports them into the UK. 

Broken Record Shiraz

Soldiers Block Shiraz

Soldiers Block Shiraz – Soft supple Victorian Shiraz, dangerously moreish by the glass..

Winemakers Notes

This Shiraz is sourced from ancient Victorian soils in order to achieve a wine with greater finesse, purity and structure as well as typical eucalypt flavours and saline finish associated with the area.
Picked at night and crushed within an hour of picking before being sent to the fermentation tanks. The Shiraz grapes were fermented in temperature-controlled tanks maintained at 22 – 25ºC to avoid
extracting any harsh tannins, with the fermentations pumped over to extract good colour. 20% of the final blend is barrel aged. The winemaker also added 5% Malbec at the end of the whole process – a
sneaky technique that gives a mulberry fruit twist on the finish.

Tasting Notes

Bright, aromatic and juicy on the nose with just a touch of naughty bacon fat. True to the varietal, the tiny proportion of Malbec in this blend gives a flowery perfume. This vintage is our brightest, most dangerously drinkable Shiraz to date due to its fine, bright fruit and soft silky elegance.

Juicy and dangerously drinkable, with vibrant red currant, mulberry, and a soft, silky texture. The wine’s balanced acidity and fine tannins lead to a refreshing, clean finish.

Food Pairing

Drink with Moroccan lamb tagine, roast vegetables and hard cheeses.

Vineyards

This Shiraz is crafted from grapes sourced from Victoria, Australia, where ancient soils bring finesse, structure, and depth. The vineyard sites, managed with sustainability in mind, yield a Shiraz with the typical eucalypt notes and a distinctive saline finish associated with the region’s terroir.

In celebration of the ‘Returned Soldiers Settlement Act’ of 1915, when returning Australian soldiers were rewarded with ‘blocks’ of land, which led to the planting of vineyards, still used today.

You can see our full range of Soldiers Block wines at our dedicated web page

To see more information on the producer go to the importers website

16 Stops Shiraz

16 Stops Shiraz – This particular Shiraz is deep crimson in colour, with a lifted nose of dark plum, red berries, black pepper and some notable spice. Careful use of oak lets the fruit shine while providing some
structure and complexity. The flavours across the palate echo those of the nose with a slight earthy and savoury tone. Fresh, silky tannins give this wine a beautifully long finish.

Winemaking

The wine was fermented in stainless steel fermenters with minimal cap management allowing soft and gentle extraction of the natural tannins from the fruit. Following seven days on the skins, the
juice was pressed to tank. The majority was matured in tank, with a small proportion matured in French oak hogsheads for added complexity

Producer Details

The 16 Stops wines are made at the Willunga 100 winery under the watchful eye of consultant winemaker Tim James, with much of the fruit sourced from the same vineyards. The wines blend the fruit from the McLaren Vale with that of the Adelaide Hills to combine the best of both areas, with riper flavours from the McLaren Vale, and fresh, mineral notes from the Adelaide Hills.

16 Stops wines are made with fruit from across South Australia. They are made alongside the Willunga 100 wines in McLaren Vale and benefit from the same input from winemaker Skye Salter.
Given our unwavering commitment to promoting ‘regionality’ with our Australian portfolio, we felt it was best to invest in premium regions for our ‘entry point’ Australian wines. And, given the quality
of the fruit from which they’re made, the 16 Stops wines offer tremendous value for money.

The name 16 Stops comes from the number of stops on the railway line from Adelaide to the Vineyard.

You can see more information on the Willunga 100 winery by going to their website.

To see our full range of Willunga 100 product go to our dedicated web page

16 Stops Shiraz

Momento Shiraz

Momento Shiraz

Muddy Boots Shiraz by Berton Vineyards

Muddy Boots Shiraz- This fruit-packed Shiraz is rich and perfectly balanced, jammed full of plum and blackberry flavours. The tannins are ripe, giving great structure and a long lingering finish. A perfect partner for charcuterie, grilled meat dishes and hard cheeses.

To see our full range of Berton Vineyard wines go to our web page 

To find out more about the winery go to their website

Established by Bob & Cherie Berton in May 1996 with 75 acres of land at 450m above sea level on gently rolling hills in a sub-region of Eden Valley in South Australia. The Reserve Shiraz and Reserve Chardonnay wines are still sourced from this plot. In 2007 Bob purchased the Yenda winery in the heart of the Riverina. This state of the art facility allows Berton Vineyards to produce value for money wines which sit alongside his premium single vineyard offerings. From humble beginnings, Berton Vineyards has grown into one of the 20 largest wineries in Australia, whose winery and wines have received strong reviews and accolades internationally. In 2014, they were rated one of the top-20 producers in terms of quality in Australia. They put their success down to maintaining personal relationships with their customers.

Berton Vineyards all started at our Eden Valley Vineyard, in High Eden, South Australia. High Eden is a subregion of Eden Valley, situated in the Barossa Valley. It is the highest part of the Barossa, about 500 meters above sea level. In this beautiful part of the world we have planted Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. The best parcels of fruit from our Shiraz vineyards go into our Berton Vineyards Bonsai Shiraz, our flagship wine. Fruit from the Shiraz vineyard also forms the backbone for our Reserve Shiraz, which won the Decanter Platinum Best Value Rhone varietal in 2017. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc make our High Eden Range, and the Chardonnay goes into the White Rock Chardonnay and our Reserve Eden Valley Chardonnay.

Muddy Boots Shiraz by Berton Vineyards

Hamilton Heights Shiraz

Hamilton Heights Shiraz – Bright ruby red in colour, this Aussie Shiraz is bursting full of inviting blackcurrant and blackberry aromas on the nose. The palate is smooth and soft with juicy black fruit flavours and a hint of spicy pepper. Soft tannins give structure to the wine which has a long and polished finish.

Hamilton Heights Shiraz is a popular, budget-friendly 100% Shiraz from South Eastern Australia produced by Ellis Wines. It is known for being a fruit-driven, full-bodied red wine with a bright ruby colour, offering aromas of blackcurrant and blackberry, soft tannins, and a hint of spicy pepper on the finish. 

Region

Wine production labelled as South East Australia origin can include grapes grown in the states of NSW, South Australia and Victoria. This is necessary as the important grape growing districts on the Murray River can straddle more than one state boundary. Regional blending also allows a winemaker the flexibility of resources to maintain consistent quality. This regional inter-blending allows the luxury of fusing various grape varieties and styles to produce Australian wines that showcase the archetypal Aussie style, brash and big on fruit with a rich finish on the palate.

Hamilton Heights Shiraz