2025 The Lane Shiraz

$30.00 / bottle

Ripe raspberry, blueberry and dark cherry are layered with black and white pepper, aniseed, savoury herbs and delicate violet florals. The palate is vibrant and refined, with juicy plum, fine tannins and subtle oak complemented by layers of pepper and sweet spice, finishing long and balanced.

Previous Vintage Accolades:

2022 – 93 Points – Stuart Knox, The Real Review
2021 – GOLD Medal, 95 Points – Melbourne Royal Wine Awards 2022
2021 – 94 Points – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
2021 – 94 Points – Tony Love, Wine Pilot
2021 – 92 Points – Ned Goodwin, Halliday’s Wine Companion
2021 – 92 Points – Jeni Port, Wine Pilot
2020 – 95 Points – Halliday Wine Companion
2020 – 95 Points – National Cool Climate Wine Show
2020 – 93 Points – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
2020 – 92 Points – Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
2020 – 92 Points – Global Syrah Masters UK
2020 – 92 Points – Huon Hooke, The Real Review

Reviews

Specifications

Vineyard Location

Hahndorf, Adelaide Hills

Season

2025 was the driest growing season on record in the Adelaide Hills. This led to slightly lower yields and a very early start to the vintage. We avoided severe heat waves, but it was our quintessential cool Adelaide Hills nights that allowed the fruit to develop beautiful flavour and hold onto its natural acidity.

Vinification

Selectively harvested in the cool of the morning, individual parcels were fermented separately, with a small proportion of whole bunches retained to build complexity and structure. Following basket pressing, the wine was matured for 16 months in predominantly seasoned French oak to preserve fruit purity.

Technical

Altitude: 320m - 430m • Clones: 1127, 2626 • Vegan: Yes • Vegetarian: Yes • Contains sulphites

Grape Variety

99% Shiraz, 1% Viognier

Food Match

Herb roasted Lamb

Production

Winemaker

The Lane Vineyard

Best Drinking

Enjoy now or cellar up to six years.

Size

750ml

"Deep ruby red hue. Fragrant nose of mulberry, black pepper and candied violets. Pretty and floral on entry then a deeper purple fruit profile emerges along with an undertone of bloody minerality. Tannins work finely, drying and driving while a subtle lift of acidity brings a freshness and keeps the palate in the medium weight spectrum. Great length and poise to the finish."

- Stuart Knox

"Sourced from The Lane estate vineyard east of Hahndorf, a range of blocks and clones, whole berries co-fermented with a dash of Viognier. The styling has excellent estate form, much loved in a previous guise known as Block 5 Shiraz, and now carrying on its storyline with a genuine prettiness in the aromas – thanks in part to the Viognier, but also a cooler climate expression teased here from Hills Shiraz. Florals abound, articulated in a violet note, with weaves of pepper and crunchy black berry fruit, juicy, lively, medium bodied and energetic, with just the faintest of pleasing gastronomic bitters in the finish. A very smart, modern Australian Shiraz"

- Tony Love

"Offering excellent purity and perfume, the wine shows Black Doris plum, blueberry, clove and toasted almond characters. The palate delivers succulent fruit flavours with excellent weight and silky mouthfeel, wonderfully complemented by fleshy texture and polished tannins"

- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

"I often enjoy entry-level shiraz more than I do some higher-tier expressions in this country. There is an overreaching tendency toward excessive reduction. Mercifully, this address' approach is judicious. While far from the majestic performance of a top cuvée, stellar value is on show. Redcurrant, briar, white peppercorn and a smear of black olive linger across a meaty, almost ferrous finish. Good gear"

- Ned Goodwin, Wine Companion

"A rich ruby red hue with blueberry and bay leaf aromatics. Medium to full bodied with plush purple fruits driving the core of the wine. Hints of black olive, pepper and bay leaf add character and interest to the flow and it is carried long by finely grained tannin"

- Stuart Knox, Real Review

"Distinctive Syrah character with meaty liquorice flavours, plush and long with mineral undertones and black cherries"

- International Wine Challenge

"Shiraz co-fermented with a touch of Viognier, which explains the deep purple colour and fragrant floral aroma profile. Opens with toasted black pepper and graphite. Expressive notes of violet, brambly dark berries, candied dark cherry, and roasted sour plum. Meaty and fleshy on the palate, accompanied by the sweet and sour interplay of ripe dark fruits. Integrated oak allows the fruit to speak openly. Savoury graphite tannins are interwoven with lingering cherry pith and black tea flavours. Top value here with the possibility of further ageing!"

- Marcell Kustos, Wine Pilot