2024 Lambert Syrah

About The Wine

The Syrah vines grow on the sunnier western side of Denton towards the top of the slope, where soil is thin and yields are low.

This year, 80% whole bunches were included. In the crucial early days of vinification, Rosalind foot stomps the ferments three times a day to ensure each berry is quickly but gently popped, maximising the juice’s exposure to skins and stalks.

Ferments are fast, and the wine is promptly pressed, settled and racked to neutral 5000-litre French oak foudre for maturation. 

Following three cool seasons, the new release is ringing with scents of violet, blueberry and smoky lift. The palate channels the muscle of the vintage, wonderfully harnessed by

Lambert’s artisanal winemaking. It’s generous and detailed with cosy, juicy-sweet blue fruits laced with orange rind, violet and aniseed perfume; everything is neatly folded into shape by fine acidity and lingering, silky tannins.

It’s a radiant Lambert Syrah that will appeal to acolytes and newcomers alike.

About Luke Lambert

Luke Lambert is one of Australia’s most respected and instinctive winemakers, known for his hands-off, terroir-driven approach and deep connection to the Yarra Valley. Inspired by time spent in Piemonte and Australia, Lambert believes that the true character of a wine comes from its environment—the soil, aspect, sunlight, and rainfall—rather than rigid winemaking formulas. His style is all about letting the vineyard speak, crafting wines that are pure, expressive, and honest. Every Lambert wine is handpicked, from a single vineyard, and made with minimal intervention: wild ferments, no temperature control, long macerations, gentle handling, and no fining or filtration. His wines, especially Chardonnay and Syrah, are known for their elegance, balance, and sense of place.

Lambert’s range is deliberately simple. His entry-level Crudo wines—Chardonnay, Shiraz, and Rosé—are grown on the granite-rich Denton View Hill and are lauded for their exceptional quality and value. The more focused Black Label Chardonnay and Syrah come from the Tibooburra Estate, a windswept, east-facing site with poor volcanic soils. This terroir produces low yields and intensely flavoured fruit, perfectly suited to Lambert’s restrained style. The Chardonnay is bright and structured, while the Syrah—deep, dark, and cool-climate in expression—has become a benchmark for Australian Shiraz. With limited oak influence, fresh acidity, and fine tannins, Lambert’s wines are a reflection of both place and philosophy, standing as some of the most compelling examples in contemporary Australian winemaking.

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Snapshot

Region: Yarra Valley

Country: Australia

Alcohol: 13.5%

Vintage: 2024

Size: 750ml

Closure: Cork

Varieties: Syrah

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