98 Point Rated - Ray Jordan Wine Pilot
"One of Australia’s greatest wines that consistently showcases the virtues of this classically Australian blend of Cabernet and Shiraz. And from the first in 1962 it has been adorned by the signature of an individual who has made a significant contribution to Yalumba. In this case it is Packaging and Development Manager Chris Gerhardy. It is a wine that captures all that was good about this spectacular Barossa vintage. Effortlessly smooth and elegant with such seamless integration. Powerful yet refined fruit intensity with dark flavours of blackcurrant and tobacco leaf with a rich hit of dark plum. There’s a defining chalkiness that overlays, holding a keen focus to the long finish. Ranks among the very best of these releases over more than half a century."
97 Point Rated - Dave Brookes James Halliday Wine CompanionÂ
"This wine could easily be in the running for one of the best 2021 wines from the region. Deep in colour with stunning purity across the spectrum of blackberry, black cherry and dark plum fruits. Fragrant with citrus and almond blossom notes, aniseed, cedar, new leather, tobacco, panforte, bay leaf, wood spice and Christmas cake. Sporting a stunning fruit density and tension, it glides, thick with fine, billowing tannin, with a pitch-perfect cadence across the palate, lacy acidity playing its part in focusing the wine's intrinsic elements with aplomb. Pure, vital and beautifully composed. It's sure to be a classic."Â
96 Point Rated - Andrew Caillard MW
"Medium deep crimson. Intense fresh elderberry, black cherry, blackcurrant, hint praline mint aromas with underlying roasted chestnut notes. Inky deep pure and tight with ample black cherry, blackcurrant, herb garden flavours, plentiful fine loose-knit/slinky touch al-dente tannins and well-balanced roasted chestnut, vanilla notes. Finishes claret firm and minerally with some star aniseed notes. 19 months maturation in 23% new and seasoned Yalumba-coopered French barriques and Hungarian hogsheads. Generously concentrated wine with beautifully defined dark berry fruits, oak complexity and torque. Should develop very well."
96 Point Rated - Q Wine
"One of the best Yalumba Signature releases to date, this 2021 celebrates the 50th vintage. Still incredibly humbly priced in my opinion, this is a most enjoyable wine to enjoy now but as proven many times over, it will age beautifully. Each vintage of The Signature is named in honour of an individual who has made a significant contribution to the culture and traditions of Yalumba. Chris Gerhardy is the signatory on this occasion after dedicating 50 years to the business. From vines with an average age of 49 years, this 53/47 blend sees 19 months in French and Hungarian oak. The Cabernet stands tall and shows its hand early. Roasted capsicum wrestles with dark cherries, blackberries and blackcurrants. Silky and detailed, this wine is synonymous with fabulous Cherry Ripe appeal and that dark chocolate does not disappoint. Time in the glass sees licorice, dried herbs and woodsy spices rise up. Superfine and delicate spices curl around the mouth with sweet blackcurrant fruit rushing late. Chewy black tea and brick dust tannins draw out a long and persistent finish. Handled brilliantly once again by winemaker Kevin Glastonbury, this is another glorious Signature. Drink to ten years+"
96 Point Rated - Huon Hooke The Real Review
"Deep ruby red into purple at the rim. Blackberry and mulberry, cedar and woody spice aromatics lift from the glass. A plush palate, loaded with perfectly ripe berry fruits at the fore. Spice, cedar and coffee all sit underneath, a melange of savoury pleasure that builds as the wine carries along the tongue. There isn’t a hair out of place, everything is exactly where it is supposed to be and it is that harmony that lifts and almost lightens it. But don’t be fooled, this is brimming with intensity and focus. A delight to drink now and will reward many years into the future."
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Wine Wise Championships 2024
James Halliday Wine Companion 2024Â
Barossa Wine Show 2023
Selections Mondiales Des Vins 2024
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