Young Gun Of Wine | 2022 Chatsfield Syrah Named One of Australia's Best Syrah

Australian Syrah is a category in its own right, and an exciting one at that. So much so that a Deep Dive is called for.

Our panel: Coralie Gelot, Beverage Manager, The Windsor Hotel Group; Chris Ryan, Senior Wine Buyer, Trader House Group; Liinaa Berry, Sommelier Consultant; Gary Mills, owner/winemaker Jamsheed and Jamsheed Urban Winery; Rory Lane, owner/winemaker The Story Wines; Ben Mullin, owner/winemaker, Mulline; Lisa Cardelli DipWSET, freelance writer; Gabriella Rush, wine retail professional.

We gathered every Australian wine labelled syrah we could find and set our expert panel the task of finding the wines that compelled the most. All wines were tasted blind, and each panellist named their top six wines.

Ryan had 2022 Duke's Vineyard Chatsfield Syrah in his top three wines.  “Beautiful aromatics of violets, layered ripe black and blue fruits,” he said. “This sits at the riper end of the Syrah spectrum and doesn’t shy away from concentrated fruit, supportive oak and a kind of crushed rock, graphite tannins. But the wine carries this concentration with a finesse and ease. This is gateway Syrah for the Shiraz drinker and also is akin to modern Australian Grenache..."