Yalumba Eden Valley Viognier 2017
91 Point Rated Huon Hooke
"Bright, medium yellow colour, with a sweetly fragrant apricot, almost gewürz-like aroma, and a soft, rounded, boldly fruity palate, which also tastes of spiced honey and herbs. It's soft and rounded, smooth and balanced, slightly simple, with easy going texture and structure, seamless acidity and discreet alcohol."
93 Point Rated Tyson Stelzer
“Yalumba’s legendary Eden Valley Viognier rebadged, this blend of six vineyards is alluringly eloquent take on this variety. It’s crunchy, textured and focused, uniting almost ripe apricot and apricot kernel and bran, concluding with outstanding persistence and elegantly lively lemon juice acidity. Yalumba’s wizardry with this varietal shines in superb, fine texture. As classy as ever, and a bargain.”
Yalumba The Scribbler Barossa Valley Cabernet Shiraz 2015
93 Points Sim Kim Wine Orbit
A beautifully styled cabernet shiraz blend, the inviting bouquet shows blackcurrant, dark plum, cigar, olive and cedar characters. The palate is succulent and mouthfilling with excellent fruit purity together with seductive spicy oak undertones, wonderfully framed by polished tannins.
5 Stars Raymond Chan
Full, near impenetrable black-hued red colour, a little lighter on the rim. The nose is softly full with good depth and density of ripe blackberry and blackcurrant fruit along with notes of black plums, mint and herbs, unfolding spice and cedar elements. The fruit has plenty of presence. Full-bodied, the palate is softly packed with dense flavours of ripe blackberries and blackcurrants along with notes of cassis liqueur, dark herbs and mint, revealing black plum, cedary oak and spice nuances. The mouthfeel is rounded with soft, grainy tannin textures giving a fulsome mouthfeel, the richness enhanced by soft acidity. Some underlying alcoholic power is present and carries the wine to a full, soft, nuanced finish. This is a softly full and densely packed Cabernet/Shiraz showing ripe blackcurrant and blackberry fruit with herb, mint, plum and cedar notes on a fulsome palate. Match with casseroles and roast red meats over the next 5-6+ years. A blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon and 37% Shiraz from the Barossa, indigenous yeast initiated fermentation to 14.5% alc., the wine aged 14 months in 15% new French and Hungarian oak hogsheads and barriques.
90 Points Bob Campbell The Real Review
Ripe, almost luscious red with bright berry, plum and raspberry flavours together with a seasoning of spicy oak. Fine, peppery tannins balance sweetness and promote a drying finish. A wine that delivers a lot of bang for the buck
Normans Chais Clarendon Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017
95 Point Rated
Wine Showcase Magazine
Yalumba The Strapper Barossa Valley GSM 2015
93 Points Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
The grenache influence is clear and attractive in this perfumed red filled with raspberries, dark plums, violet, cocoa and roasted nuts. It is juicy and silky with a flowing mouthfeel, backed by pristine fruit flavours and elegant spicy nuances.
91 Points Bob Campbell, The Real Review
Reasonably light, supple, fruity Barossa Valley red with raspberry, pepper, violet and wood smoke flavours. Very accessible Rhône-like wine - a versatile red that can be enjoyed with or without food.
91 Point Rated Natalie Maclean
Yalumba's The Strapper 2015 is a juicy and robust red wine blend of Grenache, Shiraz and Mataro (aka Mourvèdre) grapes. Well-priced. The Grenache shines in this wine with its ripe and juicy raspberry flavours, dark plums, dark chocolate and nutty finish.
D’Arenberg The Dead Arm McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016
95 Points, Patrick Eckel, The Wine Reviewer
2016 is shaping as a great year for McLaren Vale Shiraz with the iconic release of the Dead Arm from d’Arenberg yet another reference point. The Dead Arm is consistently a brooding number in its youth with tightly bound dark fruits that soften and evolve with time.
An inky but youthful dark red in the glass, the nose shows tightly held blackberry and dark cherry alongside bramble and clay; sweeter oak adds richness.
The wine is defined by its taut but drying backbone of tannin and juicy acidity that has graphite and earth on full show. Fruit has a savouriness but above all concentration with blackberry and plum shining through with prodigious length to finish.
Bury this in your cellar for decades.
94 Points, QWine
Dead Arm! A wine with great history and here's a beauty with a bright future.
It's dense and dark with a basket of black fruits generously handed out. Plums and dark chocolate with fine spices, dashes of pepper plus some oak showing its hand. Cocoa-like tannins coat the mouth softly leaving a long and memorable finish. Time will only be its friend. A great wine.
Drink 2020 to a decade+
93 Points, The Wine Front
93 Points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Very deep, dark, youthful purple/red colour, which stains the glass, and a licorice and plum jam bouquet, with some overripe touches. There is a touch of sulfide too. The palate is gritty-textured and full-bodied, with a distinct touch of bitterness. It's hard to divine the future of this wine. One thing is certain: it needs more time
Yalumba Eden Valley Viognier 2017
Silver Medal
International Wine Challenge 2018
Yalumba The Scribbler Barossa Valley Cabernet Shiraz 2015
Award Winner
International Wine Challenge 2018
Normans Chais Clarendon Barossa Valley Shiraz 2017
Gold Medal
China Wine & Spirit Awards 2019
Wine Showcase Magazine
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