Streicker
Bridgeland Block Margaret River Syrah
Margaret River, South West Australia, Western Australia, Australia
Dense Crimson. The nose of this wine is like walking into a Spice shop in the Middle East. Clove , Aniseed, Salami, Bergamot, Earth and Mineral- needless to say an interesting nose. Leads to a similar interesting savoury complex palate. I have never rated Syrah/Shiraz from the Margaret River but this was quite exceptional. This wine won the 2011 Visy Trophy for best Australian Shiraz. I had bought a dozen - sold 4 to a friend and this was the last and best of the 8. Up with the quality of a good Cornas. Will look for more from this small producer.
Dense Crimson. The nose of this wine is like walking into a Spice shop in the Middle East. Clove , Aniseed, Salami, Bergamot, Earth and Mineral- needless to say an interesting nose. Leads to a similar interesting savoury complex palate. I have never rated Syrah/Shiraz from the Margaret River but this was quite exceptional. This wine won the 2011 Visy Trophy for best Australian Shiraz. I had bought a dozen - sold 4 to a friend and this was the last and best of the 8. Up with the quality of a good Cornas. Will look for more from this small producer.
Jan 7th, 2020Dense crimson in colour. Toffee savoury aromas along with spice and black pepper. Medium + bodied palate. Like a hypothetical cross between the Northern Rhone and Heathcote Vic, yet it comes from WA. Have always maintained that Syrah is not especially suited to Margaret River but this is an exception.
Dense crimson in colour. Toffee savoury aromas along with spice and black pepper. Medium + bodied palate. Like a hypothetical cross between the Northern Rhone and Heathcote Vic, yet it comes from WA. Have always maintained that Syrah is not especially suited to Margaret River but this is an exception.
Feb 8th, 2019
Pepper, tart dark cherry, licorice, plum, great structure. Restraint, northern Rhône less the meat.
Pepper, tart dark cherry, licorice, plum, great structure. Restraint, northern Rhône less the meat.
1 person found it helpfulSep 20th, 2019An excellent Margaret River Shiraz from a little known maker, Streicker. This wine won the Visy 2011 Trophy for Best Australian Shiraz. Very Rhone like with overt fruit in the background and pepper and meaty savoury notes to the fore. Impressive. 18.
An excellent Margaret River Shiraz from a little known maker, Streicker. This wine won the Visy 2011 Trophy for Best Australian Shiraz. Very Rhone like with overt fruit in the background and pepper and meaty savoury notes to the fore. Impressive. 18.
May 23rd, 2015Lush and bold without being overheated, cedar, herbaceous, and cherry!
Lush and bold without being overheated, cedar, herbaceous, and cherry!
May 7th, 2021
Outstanding example of an Aussie Syrah that shows restraint and balance - perhaps part of the reason it’s not called Shiraz? Or is the Margaret River’s distance from the huge Shiraz’s of the SouthEast enough...
Outstanding example of an Aussie Syrah that shows restraint and balance - perhaps part of the reason it’s not called Shiraz? Or is the Margaret River’s distance from the huge Shiraz’s of the SouthEast enough...
Feb 25th, 2019
Has this cherry Coke thing going on. Easy to drink.
Has this cherry Coke thing going on. Easy to drink.
Mar 26th, 2018
Outstanding. Spice, red berries on the nose. Beautiful med bodied cold climate palate. Superfine tannins. Good extraction and grip. Drinking amazingly now but it will improve. Right up there.
Outstanding. Spice, red berries on the nose. Beautiful med bodied cold climate palate. Superfine tannins. Good extraction and grip. Drinking amazingly now but it will improve. Right up there.
Oct 21st, 2016Been wine tasting all day 'errday for the last fortnight in Margaret River and Great Southern wine regions, and this is my absolute fave red of the trip. The perfect temperate-climate Shiraz/ Syrah. I get cherries on the nose and all sorts of exquisite berries on the palette. The perfect hint of savoury at the end, but definitely favours fruit over spice. A hit accompanied with dark chocolate.
Been wine tasting all day 'errday for the last fortnight in Margaret River and Great Southern wine regions, and this is my absolute fave red of the trip. The perfect temperate-climate Shiraz/ Syrah. I get cherries on the nose and all sorts of exquisite berries on the palette. The perfect hint of savoury at the end, but definitely favours fruit over spice. A hit accompanied with dark chocolate.
Jan 16th, 2016