Sapphire Label St John's Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–12 years from the vintage release, allowing the robust tannins and oak integration to soften and reveal complex secondary characters.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted leg of lamb, prime ribeye steak, or rich venison stew.
✨ Technical Specifications
The Wolf Blass Sapphire Label St John's Shiraz is a celebration of South Australia's rich viticultural history, drawing its name from the historic St John's Lutheran Church and the early pioneering families who shaped the Barossa Valley. This expression represents a premium tier of Shiraz, sourced from select vineyards across South Australia's famed regions. It embodies the classic, generous Australian style pioneered by Wolfgang Blass: bold, fruit-forward, and beautifully structured. The wine undergoes careful fermentation followed by maturation in a combination of French and American oak hogsheads, which imparts signature notes of spice, vanilla, and plush, velvety tannins to complement the intense dark berry fruit profile.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1966 by German-born winemaker Wolfgang Blass, Wolf Blass began in a humble tin shed in South Australia's famed Barossa Valley and quickly grew into one of the nation's most celebrated and iconic wine estates. The winery established its global reputation through pioneering cross-regional blending techniques, consistently crafting fruit-forward, structured wines defined by supple tannins and careful oak maturation. Celebrated for an unprecedented four Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy wins, Wolf Blass produces an acclaimed color-coded portfolio highlighted by the flagship Black Label Cabernet Shiraz, alongside the single-vineyard Platinum Label and signature Gold and Yellow Label expressions.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Shiraz
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14.0% - 14.5%