Yalumba The Octavius Shiraz 2018
The Wine
A flagship Shiraz born of treasured, old vines dating back to 1854, these are some of the oldest Shiraz plantings in the world. Matured in Yalumba coopered oak octaves; the inspiration behind the name of this fine, Barossa wine.
97 Pts Dave Brookes – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 'Yalumba's flagship offering is made from shiraz split across vineyards in the Barossa and Eden Valleys with an average age of 80 years. A portion is matured for 23 months in 30% new French oak barriques and hogsheads and the balance in one-year-old (and older) American octaves, French barriques and hogsheads. Deep crimson with ripe blackberry, black cherry, satsuma plum and blueberry fruits cut with baking spices, vanillin oak, cedar, licorice, dark chocolate, clove and violets. The fruit glistens on the palate, beautifully weighted and graceful in its shape, with ripe tannins melting into the wine and a shimmering acidity that provides cadence and shines a light on the pristine fruit. This will cellar beautifully, but my goodness it is lovely to drink at the moment. Another epic Octavius release. Drink by 2038.
97 Prs Decanter 'Fragranced and aromatically complex on the nose - beguiling and totally captivating red berries, clove, vanilla, liquorice and wild herbs. This has an inky density to it, weighty and fully textured but with amazing purity of fruit. Bright and piercing acidity adds to the overall expression with tannins that are refined yet carry a sense of opulence and seduction. Clean and sleek, wide, full and mouthwatering with liquorice, cherry blossom and strawberry fruit all the way through. Delicious.'
The Details
Variety - Shiraz
Country - Australia
Region - South Australia
Sub Region - Barossa Valley
Extra - Cork
Year - 2018
Volume - 750ml
About the Wine Maker 
Yalumba was established in 1849 by Samuel Smith, a British migrant and English brewer, who moved his family to Angaston in search of a new life. After purchasing a 30-acre plot just beyond Angaston's southeastern boundary, Smith and his son planted their first vines under the moonlight. Samuel named the land 'Yalumba," an Aboriginal word meaning "all the land around.' Now, five generations and 160 years later, Yalumba stands as Australia's oldest family-owned winery, renowned for its growth and contribution to the global success of Australian wine.
