The Unexpected Turn
2023 Saperavi Shiraz
2023 Saperavi Shiraz
The Unexpected Turn celebrates sudden shifts in life—sliding doors moments, like our decision to buy a vineyard and start a family business in Clare.
This unique blend delivers an earthy aroma and a flavour profile of blackberry and subtle vanilla. Medium-bodied with well-balanced acid.
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The 2023 season gave grape growers some challenging growing conditions with a wet winter and spring period and cool conditions through the early part of the growing season. The result was later bud burst and flowering and
a longer, cooler ripening season.
Harvest across the Clare Valley didn’t get going until early March, and the cooler conditions meant many were still picking through the end of April, with some red varieties taking their time to ripen fully. -
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Vintage
2023
Variety
80% Saperavi, 20% Shiraz
Alcohol
14.6%
Bottles Produced
750 -
Vineyard
Blocks Road, Single Estate
Region
Clare Valley, South Australia
Kind Words
"It's easy to call this Australia's best Saperavi Shiraz, because as far as I know it's the only one where the ancient Georgian variety is the dominant (80%) player. I suspect I'd still say it if there were dozens more. Darker than murderous intent, and bolstered by broody aromatics - bush garrigue and brambles, ripe plums and rubbed rosemary." 95pts
Nick Ryan
The Australian Weekend Magazine, Feb 2026
"An unusual red wine blend sees saperavi, the grape of Georgia, joining with shiraz to produce a full-blooded, firmly structured, sweet-fruited, robust young red. Deep purple-crimson colour. Aromas of panforte, plum cake, black fruits, liquorice, vanilla and dark spice. Delivers what it promises, ripe and strong in black fruits, creamy spice, chocolate and expressive vanillin oak on a bed of firm, ripe tannins. Built for partnering with barbecue meats. Drink now–2030." 93pts
Jeni Port
South Australian Wine Guide 2026