Winery: Yalumba
Region: Barossa Valley
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz
Vintage: 2004
Your Wine Guy says:
The Reserve represents the finest twenty barrels of red wine from the cellars of Yalumba and is made only in exceptional vintages.
The Reserve 2004 is black crimson with an inky core. The nose displays excellent intensity with notes of blackcurrant, liquorice, blackberry, spice and cedar. The palate is still full bodied showing intense flavours of blackberry, liquorice, blackcurrant, cedar and spice. The tannins are fine grained but firm tannin structure with an exceptionally long finish. A brilliant wine.
97 Points YWG Drink to 2034+
Critics say:
“This wine still has a fair way to go; essency and concentrated black fruits are complemented by a fairly substantial amount of cedary oak; the wine is gloriously complex and multilayered, and despite its raw power, shows great restraint; it needs time to fully come together, an issue that is dependent on the cork doing its job. Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz.”
94 Points Drink to 2040 James Halliday Wine Companion
The winemaker says:
“All parcels of fruit were fermented separately in either 8 tonne open fermenters or 6 tonne static potter fermenters. Indigenous or 'wild' yeasts, naturally present on the grape skins were allowed to initiate the fermentation. Cultured winery yeasts were then added to complete the final fermentation process. These 'wild' ferments have helped contribute to the individual complexities of the wine, creating richness and fine textures.A dense red colour in the glass the wine has the aromas of ripe, dark plums, sweet chocolate, red fruits and spices. The palate has a concentration of flavour being full and rich, stylish yet powerful. Plums, red fruits, liquorice and spices fill the palate. This is a big structured wine, with layers of textured tannins. This Reserve wine will be at its best 8-12 years from vintage.” – Kevin Glastonbury Yalumba Senior Winemaker
Winery Information:
Australia’s oldest family owned winery.
Yalumba has a wealth of exceptional vineyards at their disposal including vines that exceed 100 years of age.
The following information was sourced from www.yalumba.com
Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz from South Australia's Barossa region were blended to create
an extraordinarily intense wine of great richness and harmony with a structure that will reward patient cellaring. Aged in barrels, seasoned and coopered at Yalumba, the wine is rich in chocolate and mocha flavours.
Yalumba is one of a select few wineries in the world who boast their own coopers practising the ancient craft of barrel making.
Yalumba was founded in 1849 by Samuel Smith, British migrant and English brewer, who had brought his family to Angaston seeking a new life. After purchasing a 30-acre parcel of land just beyond the southern-eastern boundary of Angaston, Smith and his son began planting the first vines by moonlight. Samuel named his patch "Yalumba" – aboriginal for "all the land around". Five generations and 160 years later Yalumba, Australia's oldest family owned winery, has grown in size and stature, embodying all that has made the Australian wine success story the envy of winemakers the world over.
Yalumba wines have a style all of their own and each have been influenced by a diverse range of elements. Elements Yalumba likes to call 'the controllables', such as the Yalumba Vine Nursery and on-site cooperage – as well as other factors that cannot be emulated by any other winery. Yalumba’s history and tradition combined with a reputation for innovation.
Available wines from their range include:
The Octavius Shiraz
The Menzies Cabernet Sauvignon
The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz
The Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz
The Virgilius Viognier
The Cigar Cabernet Sauvignon
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