YALUMBA PARADOX SHIRAZ 2024

Gold Medal & 95/100 – Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2026

Over the past few years this has been one of our top selling $25.00+ Shiraz, seeming to suit the Kiwi palate. It’s not the high octane, lots of new oak stereotypical northern Barossa Shiraz, but rather a softer, more gentle velvet-like and savoury style of wine. It is a great combination between the sweet plummy Barossan Shiraz fruit and the brooding savoury, meaty flavours. Plush and warming on the palate. This is seriously sexy!

Winery notes (2024 Vintage)
"The Paradox is not what you might expect from a wine from the northern Barossa. It’s not the high octane, lots of new oak stereotypical northern Barossa Shiraz, but rather a softer, more gentle velvet-like and savoury style of wine.

Deep crimson in colour with a vibrant purple hue. Earthy tones and brown spice aromas are followed by mocha and dark berries, particularly boysenberry. Complex, savoury notes including ironstone add depth and intrigue with subtle, purple florals. The palate is medium to full-bodied, carrying both richness and restraint. It is distinctly savoury in style, framed by suede-like tannins that are fine, supple, and textural. Red berry flavours of cranberry and raspberry with deeper nuances of dark chocolate and savoury notes. lead to the balanced and structured finish. Matured for 16 months in French oak puncheons, 15% new."

95/100 David Sly, Decanter, October 2026 (2024 Vintage)
"Can a Shiraz flavour profile pull in two directions simultaneously, without seeming contrived or out of balance? Paradox achieves this trick by combining fruit from warmer northern Barossa sites with gentle handling in the winery, retaining great acidity to amplify freshness of lively plum and cassis with a lick of olive tapenade, but without sacrificing rich purple colour or a generous, creamy mouthfeel in an expressive mid-palate. The stern black tannins come as a surprise, snapping vigorously at the conclusion, which suggests it will look better after several years in the cellar."

5 Stars & 95/100 Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, October 2026 (2024 Vintage)
"A gorgeous rendition, the perfumed bouquet features blackberry, Black Doris plum, violet, mixed spice, and fine oak aromas. The palate delivers excellent weight and a plush mouthfeel, supported by beautifully melded tannins that make it structured and harmonious, with a long, delicious finish. At its best: 2027 to 2038."

Rated Excellent & 93/100 Cameron Douglas MS, October 2026 (2024 Vintage)
"This wine style from the Yalumba team never misses a heartbeat, aromas and flavours of fresh and baked blackcurrants, chocolate and smoky wood complexities. Flavours continue with burnt rocks and leather, licorice and boysenberry. Tannins and acidity are a feature as well with an abundance of dusty needle point tannins and salivating acidity. A complete wine ready to drink matching well with myriad fare from rich creamy pastas to skirt steak with onions and mustard. Best from day of purchase through 2034."