Mount Stapylton Grampians Shiraz 2024
- 94
- $35
- Drink by: 2025-2030
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Unlike Grenache, Shiraz is abundant in the Grampians region, where the Mediterranean climate can nurture grapes to create poignant, rather than powerful, wines that retain their acid. The 2024 Shiraz is a concentrated beauty, with rich flavours of mulberry, tangy boysenberry, strawberry, rhubarb and red cherry, with a smidge of stewed fruit, yet the alcohol is only 13.3% ABV. The palate is zippy and delicious, though I actually found the wine to be better by itself than with food, and it was very easy to finish a glass. I don’t think it’s anywhere near its peak yet, so you could confidently cellar it for another five years or so.
Brendan is a Melbourne-based writer, filmmaker, playwright and composer. Since 2013, he has been published in national and regional Australian titles such as Halliday Magazine, Gourmet Traveller Wine, Grapegrower and Winemaker, Gippslandia, Gippsland Lifestyle, Yarra Valley and Ranges and Gippsland Country Life magazines. Brendan was a finalist for 2024 Wine Communicator Awards in the 'Best Published Feature Article or Wine Column' category. He has completed the WSET Level 3 course (gaining a Distinction) and has a passion for small producers of wine, beer and spirits. He is also the co-editor of 'I'm Not a Film Star: David Bowie as Actor' for Bloomsbury Academic.
