Sidewood Mappinga Shiraz 2019 from Sidewood Estate in the Adelaide Hills is a powerful, single‑vineyard style that marries dark, cool‑climate fruit with serious structure and polish – a proper showpiece Hills Shiraz that still feels refined rather than overblown.

In the glass, Sidewood Mappinga Shiraz 2019 opens with complex aromas of dark chocolate, plum, blackberry, baked strawberry and cherry, leather, star anise, white pepper, eucalyptus and sweet tobacco, supported by cedary French oak. The palate is rich, dense and sumptuous, with black fruits, spice and savoury oak carried by firm, chewy yet balanced tannins and a long, warming finish.

This Mappinga Shiraz is built for the table – think lamb in all its forms (roast lamb, lamb tagine, souvlaki), slow‑braised beef, Peking duck or char‑grilled meats, and it handles hard cheeses beautifully. It has the class and power to impress at dinner parties or as a cellar pick for special occasions.