PepperGreen Estate Shiraz CCRC

PepperGreen Estate Shiraz CCRC 2018 from the Southern Highlands is a rich, cool‑climate shiraz with a powerful, structured palate and serious cellaring potential – more savoury and tannic than plush and sweet.

It opens intense ruby‑red in the glass, with expressive cedar and leather aromas on the nose that immediately signal a more grown‑up, developed style. The palate is robust and concentrated, delivering rich shiraz flavour that finishes with an abundance of “nice dry tannin”, giving grip and structure and marking it out as a cool‑climate shiraz built to age, not just a soft, fruity quaffer.

From an Adelaide‑based sommelier’s perspective, PepperGreen Estate Shiraz CCRC 2018 is made for slow‑roasted lamb, beef rib or venison – anything with protein and fat that can handle its power and tannin. It will also work beautifully with hard aged cheeses or a rich, savoury pie, and it’s the kind of bottle that rewards decanting and a long evening at the table.