Serafino’s Black Label Shiraz is sourced from premium estate vineyards across McLaren Vale. Fruit is harvested at optimum ripeness before crushing and destemming, with fermentation conducted in small open fermenters over approximately eight days. Careful pump-overs and délestage are employed during fermentation to maximise colour, tannin refinement and flavour concentration. Following malolactic fermentation, the wine is matured for around 12 months in a combination of 25% new and seasoned French and American oak hogsheads, building complexity while preserving fruit purity and regional character.
2023
“The second step on the Serafino estate shiraz ladder, and perhaps with a more classic feel to match the more classic label. There’s nothing old-school about this, though. Sure, there’s generosity of dark fruits, a lick of vanilla and gingery spice from oak (20% new), but it’s been made with a gentle hand, teasing out detail, with winemaking inputs carefully measured and integrated. A swirl of violet and lavender, blueberry, boysenberry, anise, allspice, freshly ground coffee, pepper, camphor and an iodine-like maritime-breeze note. It’s supple, expansive in its mouth-filling flavour, but not remotely heavy with it, the length impressive. This is outrageous value.” 95 points, Marcus Ellis, Halliday Wine Companion
Trophy, McLaren Vale Wine Show 2025 (best 2yo shiraz)
Gold, Royal Queensland Wine Awards 2026
Gold, 2025 Royal Hobart Wine Show
2021
“A solid proprietary wine boasting fealty to place and the sort of contemporary approach to reduction that imparts both floral lift and a skein of welcome tension. Blueberry, bay leaf and allspice. Full weighted, but plump and juicy. The wine’s density belied by admirable levity and freshness. Delicious drinking.” 92 points, Ned Goodwin, Halliday Wine Companion
