Australia · South Australia

Coriole

Coriole is a historic McLaren Vale estate in South Australia's Southern Vales, founded in 1967 by the Lloyd family and best known for pioneering Sangiovese in Australia and producing robust Shiraz and Shiraz-Mourvèdre blends. The Dancing Fig Shiraz Mourvèdre is the estate's primary auction presence, a Southern Rhône-inspired blend that harnesses McLaren Vale Shiraz's characteristic chocolate-and-dark-fruit density with Mourvèdre's earthy, meaty grip. Coriole also produces Shiraz under the Lloyd Reserve label, which represents the estate's pinnacle single-vineyard expression from the oldest McLaren Vale vines. The estate operates on certified organic viticulture across its 50 hectares of vineyard. McLaren Vale's Mediterranean climate — warm days, cool nights moderated by Southern Ocean influence — produces Shiraz of considerable concentration and natural acidity, distinct from the jammy, overripe profile of some Australian regions. At auction, Coriole averages $88 per bottle across 222 lots with a relatively tight ceiling of $148. The narrow price range ($30–$148) reflects consistent product quality without trophy-vintage extremes, and the $88 average positions it appropriately within McLaren Vale's collector tier below Clarendon Hills and d'Arenberg's premium expressions. The Dancing Fig blend also reflects Coriole's broader philosophy of Southern Rhône-inspired Mediterranean viticulture, placing the winery in the company of other McLaren Vale estates exploring Grenache and Mourvèdre.