Paringa Shiraz 2023 Wine Review

Natalie's Score: 92/100

Paringa South Australia Shiraz is a dry, full-bodied red that pours a deep, inky purple and captivates with a generous, fruit-forward nose of macerated black fig, stewed boysenberry and roasted plum, lifted by warm hints of five-spice, toasted coconut and a ribbon of dried violet that gives the wine unexpected elegance for its price. The palate is plush and mouth-filling, with velvety, ripe tannins and a juicy, supple core of dark fruit underpinned by refreshing acidity, finishing with satisfying length and a faint trail of smoky oak. Serve it at room temperature and enjoy from now through 2029. Winemaker David Hickinbotham, whose family has shaped the Australian wine industry for over four generations, crafts this wine from the fertile soils nurtured by the legendary Murray River, and the name Paringa itself is drawn from the local Aboriginal language meaning "place at the river," a nod to the ancient waterway that sustains these vineyards. The family's winemaking DNA runs extraordinarily deep: David's grandfather, Alan Robb Hickinbotham, was Australia's very first wine science lecturer, founding the Oenology programme at Roseworthy Agricultural College in 1929, the same institution whose graduates shaped the modern Australian wine industry. Try this alongside a slow-roasted game bird with wild mushroom stuffing, where the wine's dark fruit intensity and spicy warmth are a natural match, or pair it with veal scallopini in a mushroom cream sauce for a richly satisfying weeknight dinner.

Shiraz food pairings: game roasts, roast turkey, partridge, veal Scallopini.

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This Paringa Shiraz 2023 was reviewed on May 16, 2026 by Natalie MacLean

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