De Bortoli Woodfired Shiraz 2023 is dense with dark fruits, violets, blackberry and olive spice on the nose — freshness, plush flavours, dried herb, earthen spices and seamless silky tannins on the palate of outstanding Heathcote distinction. Authentically Heathcote. Deeply scented, rich and fruit driven — best matched with charcoal grilled meats or a woodfired Margherita pizza. Vegan and vegetarian. Drink now or cellar 3–4 years.
🥈 Silver Medal — 2025 Adelaide Wine Show
🥈 Silver Medal — 2025 Victorian Wine Show
92 Points — Halliday Wine Companion, December 2025
“Firm, mouth-watering tannins, a quiet power associated with those ripe, dark fruits, the elevated spice, the bitter chocolate, the bay leaf and earthy minerality that brings an effortless balance.”
Tasting Notes
Appearance
De Bortoli Woodfired Shiraz 2023 presents a very deep, saturated and youthful purple colour of exceptional depth and Heathcote distinction — displaying the outstanding quality characteristic of fruit carefully selected from several vineyards in northern Heathcote, grown on ancient red Cambrian soils ideal for dark fruited, delicious red wine of enduring De Bortoli Woodfired Shiraz character.
Aroma
The nose is dense and immediately captivating — dark fruits, violets, blackberry and olive spice of exceptional Heathcote depth and ancient Cambrian soil distinction, with dried plum and charred oak nuances of genuine complexity and refinement. A bouquet of outstanding aromatic richness and authentic De Bortoli Woodfired Shiraz character — deeply scented, rich and expressive, with the hallmark dark fruit intensity, violet lift and earthen spice complexity that defines Woodfired Shiraz at its most authentically Heathcote.
Palate
Fresh and plush on the palate — dark fruits, dried herb, earthen spices and seamless silky tannins of exceptional Heathcote distinction, with dark chocolate, preserved plums and toasty oak of outstanding depth and genuine De Bortoli Woodfired Shiraz character. Firm, mouth-watering tannins of rare Cambrian soil structure, a quiet power from ripe dark fruits, elevated spice, bitter chocolate, bay leaf and earthy minerality delivering effortless balance of enduring Heathcote distinction.
Pairs With
This exceptional De Bortoli Woodfired Shiraz 2023 is a natural companion to charcoal grilled meats, woodfired Margherita pizza, slow-roasted lamb, beef short ribs or aged hard cheeses — where its dark fruits, violets, blackberry, olive spice, dried herb and silky tannins deliver a Heathcote Shiraz experience of outstanding richness, quiet power and enduring De Bortoli Woodfired distinction.
