Yalumba - Shiraz The Octavius 2017
Price: $136.99
Sale Price: $99.99
| Producer | Yalumba |
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| Country | Australia |
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| Region | Barossa Valley |
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| Varietal | Shiraz |
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| Vintage | 2017 |
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| Sku | 20430 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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James Suckling: 96 Points
A polished shiraz that draws you very deep on the palate, with blackberry, tar, dark-chocolate and walnut character. It’s full and very tight, with tension and focus. Thick, silky texture. Unique wine that’s aged for 23 months in winery-produced 100-liter French and American-oak octaves. Drink or hold.
Wine Enthusiast: 95 Points
With plush, lucid aromas you could sink into like a favorite armchair, this smells of melted chocolate, mint, licorice, plum and cherry cordial, with earthy, peppery spice below. The palate is equally luxurious, with oodles of tart berry fruit. Supple tannins creep up slowly, supportive and well integrated. The luscious fruit and abundant Barossa sunshine are on full display, here, but it never feels overblown. Instead it's a polished drop for drinking now and well into the next decade.
Wine Spectator: 93 Points
Starts off on a firm frame, with restrained notes of blueberry, huckleberry and malty Assam black tea. Hints of cardamon, cumin, sarsaparilla and tobacco linger, gaining momentum and depth on the long finish. Drink now through 2034.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
The 2017 The Octavius Shiraz was matured for 23 months in a combination of American and French custom-coopered 100-liter oak barrels. The Yalumba winery has a cooperage on site in the Barossa; for those who have not visited, it is absolutely worth a look. Insight like this into the production of oak barrels is something seldom seen on Australian soil. In the mouth, the oak is evident but, strangely, not overpowering, as one might expect it to be with such an upbringing. This has intense fruit, plenty of drive and power. It's from a wonderful vintage, too. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork.
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