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Best wine with lamb chops

Grilled chops love ripe, medium to full reds.

How are you cooking it?

ClassicGrilled with herbsPink cutlets

Pink cutlets: Quick-cooked lamb is tender enough for Pinot.

Pinot Noir

For pink cutlets cooked quickly, a silkier red is perfect.

  • Lighter than the dish: best with a lighter version of it
  • Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
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Grenache & GSM blends

Spicy and juicy. Brilliant with chops rubbed in rosemary, garlic or cumin.

  • Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
  • Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
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Why it works Dish Wine

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Shiraz

The fat on a chop and the char from the grill both suit ripe Shiraz.

  • Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
  • Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
  • Firm tannin is softened by the fat and protein
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Why it works Dish Wine

Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

Firm tannin cuts through the fat in a loin or forequarter chop.

  • Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
  • Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
  • Firm tannin is softened by the fat and protein
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Why it works Dish Wine

Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine

Tip

Fattier chops handle firmer tannin; lean cutlets suit lighter reds.

Best avoided

Light, crisp whites taste thin next to grilled lamb fat.

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About lamb chops and wine

Today’s picks run from $12.83 to $30.00 a bottle, chosen for value from 1,909 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 lamb chops?

Shiraz, Grenache & GSM blends and Cabernet Sauvignon are the best matches for lamb chops. The fat on a chop and the char from the grill both suit ripe Shiraz.

What’s a good cheap wine with lamb chops?

Blickinstal Love Letter Shiraz 2024 is the cheapest of today’s picks at $12.83 a bottle from Cellars. Prices are checked every 4 hours.

What wine should I avoid with lamb chops?

Light, crisp whites taste thin next to grilled lamb fat.

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