Yalumba The Octavius Shiraz

Tasting Notes

2020 Yalumba The Octavius Shiraz, Barossa Valley South Australia

Deep crimson. Elemental and pure with expressive blackberry, boysenberry, aniseed aromas with vanilla notes. Beautiful concentrated wine with superbly dense ripe dark berry fruits, chocolaty graphite firm coating tannins and mocha, roasted chestnut oak notes. All in parts but very well balanced wine with superb fruit concentration and purity. Minerally. Could be anything from 96–100 points, but not ready for review. 14.5% alc NS 2019 Yalumba The Octavius Shiraz, Barossa South Australia G 97 Medium-deep crimson. Intense dark plum, black cherry, blackberry aromas with praline, vanilla, hint black pepper notes. Generously proportioned wine with superb pure blackberry pastille, cassis sage flavours, fine chocolaty firm tannins and beautiful integrated ginger, roasted chestnut oak. Finishes chocolaty and long. Wonderful follow-up vintage. Drink 2030–2048. 14.5% alc 2018 Yalumba The Octavius Shiraz, Barossa South Australia G 99 Medium-deep crimson. Magnificent pure blackberry dark chocolate aromas with vanilla roasted chestnut notes. Beautifully concentrated and inky deep with beautiful pure dark berry fruits, fine slinky animated tannins and perfectly integrated new mocha, vanilla oak. Finishes classically firm with superb mineral length. Very seductive and impressive with a beautiful scent of place. Wonderful fruit definition, purity and precision with the density and torque for long-term ageing. Almost perfect symmetry. Drink 2028–2050. 14.5% alc 2017 Yalumba The Octavius Shiraz, Barossa South Australia G 94 Medium-deep crimson. Fragrant redcurrant, mulberry, sage, hint black pepper aromas with mocha/ espresso notes. Fresh juicy redcurrant, mulberry fruits, plentiful fine chalky/ touch leafy tannins, attractive mid-palate volume and attractive savoury oak complexity. Grainy firm at the finish with pure red and dark berry fruits. A sleeper that needs some time to come out of its shell. Decant a few hours before drinking. Drink 2025–2042. 14.5% alc