Description The Great Southern wine region lies along the Southern Ocean on Western Australia’s south coast. Stretching 150 km (93 miles) north to south from Western Australia’s south coast and 100 km (62 miles) east to west, it is the largest wine-growing region in mainland Australia. “It’s the hidden gem of Australian wine,’’ says Paul Byron, who’s been making highly rated wines in Great Southern since launching his Byron & Harold label to considerable acclaim 12 years ago. And, as an alternative to neighbouring Margaret River, the Great Southern is home to exquisite wines of exceptional value. In the Chapter & Verse Shiraz, 5 Red Star Halliday-rated Byron & Harold have crafted a scintillating Shiraz that's at once toasty, soft and lingering. Plums and black fruit to the fore, while white pepper and anise sustain the wine's complexity.
