Shiraz earns its stripes, John Jens 15th June 2010

THERE are more marvellous WA shiraz being produced each vintage than ever before.

Improvements in viticultural knowledge and winemaking technology have been augmented by improvements in craftsmanship.

WA shiraz, for good reason, has never been taken as seriously as cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay and there are no Penfold’s Grange and/or Henschke Hill of Grace equivalents in this state.

But WA shiraz is now gaining major national reviews, gold medals and trophies in all price ranges and the wines are regularly achieving new quality benchmarks.

Of the reasonably priced examples, grab the 2008 Sandalford Margaret River Shiraz (17.9 points and $22), which was a multiple trophy winner at Canberra.

WA’s finest Shiraz include the 2008 Sandalford Prendiville Shiraz and the 2008 Cherubino Shiraz, both at 18.5pts.

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