Best Value
Rhythm and Rhyme Shiraz NV
Riverland, SA
$11.00per bottle
$132.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Food & wine pairing
Best wine with kangaroo
Lean, gamey meat that suits savoury, medium-bodied reds.
How are you cooking it?
Shiraz
Pepper and spice that suit roo’s iron-rich flavour. Cooler-climate Shiraz is ideal.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
- Quite grippy for a lean dish
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Best Value
Angove Long Row Shiraz 2023
Riverland, SA
$11.17per bottle
$134.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Smith's Lane Estate Shiraz 2022
North East Victoria
$12.00per bottle
$72.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Deakin Estate Shiraz 2025
South East Australia
$12.17per bottle
$146.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Pinot Noir
Earthy and gentle. Kangaroo is lean, so it doesn’t need heavy tannin.
- Lighter than the dish: best with a lighter version of it
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
Why it works Dish Wine
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Fat / tanninfat softens grip
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Best Value
Plus & Minus Pinot Noir NV
SA
$13.67per bottle
$164.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Pete's Pure Pinot Noir 2025
Murray Darling, NSW
$13.67per bottle
$164.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Deakin Estate Pinot Noir 2025
South East Australia
$13.83per bottle
$83.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Tempus Two Silver Series Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV
South Eastern Australia
$14.67per bottle
$176.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Grenache & GSM blends
Juicy and spicy, with soft tannin for medium-rare fillets.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Best Value
Angove ESTD 1886 SMG Shiraz Mourvèdre Grenache 2024
Riverland, SA
$16.67per bottle
$100.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Mr Mick Grenache 2024
Clare Valley, SA
$18.17per bottle
$109.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Sister's Run Cow's Corner Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2022
Barossa, SA
$19.42per bottle
$233.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Ulithorne Dona Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2020
McLaren Vale, SA
$19.58per bottle
$235.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Tip
Cook it rare to medium-rare and choose a red with freshness rather than power.
Best avoided
Overly big, oaky reds. Roo is lean and easily overpowered.
About kangaroo and wine
Today’s picks run from $11.00 to $19.58 a bottle, chosen for value from 512 matching wines across the Australian retailers we compare. Six-packs and dozens are shown as a price per bottle.
Questions
What wine goes best with kangaroo?
Shiraz, Pinot Noir and Grenache & GSM blends are the best matches for kangaroo. Pepper and spice that suit roo’s iron-rich flavour. Cooler-climate Shiraz is ideal.
What’s a good cheap wine with kangaroo?
Rhythm and Rhyme Shiraz NV is the cheapest of today’s picks at $11.00 a bottle from Cellars. Prices are checked every 4 hours.
What wine should I avoid with kangaroo?
Overly big, oaky reds. Roo is lean and easily overpowered.