Wines made from Durif grapes of Fleurieu
Discover the best wines made with Durif as a single variety or as a blend of Fleurieu.
Powerful, deeply coloured reds with an inky, near-black robe, firm tannins and dense palate. Intense aromas of blackberry, plum, blackcurrant, black pepper, chocolate, spices and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential. Near-extinct in France, it became a star as Petite Sirah in California (Napa, Lodi, Paso Robles) and is emblematic of Rutherglen, Australia. French variety created in 1880 by François Durif in the Isère (spontaneous cross of Syrah × Peloursin).
Wine peninsula south of Adelaide, kingdom of sunny Shiraz. McLaren Vale as star: powerful, velvety reds with signature notes of blackberry, black plum, chocolate, sweet spices, eucalyptus and a black-olive touch, round tannins and a generous palate — centenarian old vines. Firm Cabernet (blackcurrant, mint), perfumed old-vine Grenache (cherry, garrigue). Ample Chardonnay as white.