Yellow Label Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1 to 5 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, slow-roasted lamb shanks, or rich tomato-based pasta dishes.
✨ Technical Specifications
Wolf Blass Yellow Label Shiraz is a cornerstone of Australian wine history, first released in 1966 by the charismatic German immigrant Wolfgang Blass. Sourced from premium vineyards across South Australia, this wine represents the signature Wolf Blass philosophy of blending across regions to achieve a consistent, high-quality style. Known for its vibrant fruit profile, plush texture, and smooth oak integration, the Yellow Label Shiraz helped redefine Australian red wine on the global stage, making it approachable and immediately enjoyable without sacrificing character. The wine undergoes careful fermentation and maturation in seasoned French and American oak to enhance its spicy plum and dark berry notes while maintaining its soft, velvety tannins.
🍾 About the Producer
Wolf Blass was established in 1966 by German-born oenologist Wolfgang Blass, who began vinifying small parcels of fruit in South Australia before purchasing the Bilyara property outside Nuriootpa in the Barossa Valley. Blass pioneered a transformative paradigm in Australian wine, prioritizing accessibility, multi-regional blending, and meticulous oak management over austere single-vineyard orthodoxy. Sourcing across disparate South Australian terroirs—spanning the warm red loam and ironstone of the Barossa Valley to the maritime plains of Langhorne Creek and the high-elevation, cooler, slate-strewn hillsides of Eden Valley and Clare Valley—the winery crafts highly polished, structured wines with supple fruit concentration. Viticulture adheres to modern sustainable guidelines accredited through Sustainable Winegrowing Australia under corporate parent Treasury Wine Estates. Wolf Blass made history by securing the prestigious Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy four times, anchored by its benchmark Black Label Cabernet-Shiraz, supplemented by the iconic Yellow Label, regional Gold Label, and single-vineyard Sapphire Label releases.
🍇 Grapes
Shiraz
🍷 ABV
13.5% - 14.5%