The 50th release of this incredible wine celebrates Yalumba’s Packaging & Development Manager Chris Gerhardy and his 51 years of service. Note that there was no 2020 vintage release declared.
This release a blend of 53% Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Barossa Shiraz. Fermentation in open top stainless steel (wild) and then 19 months in 23% new French barriques and French and Hungarian hogsheads, with the rest in old French and Hungarian barriques and hogsheads. Bottled under (a very good) cork. Winemaker is the experienced Kevin Glastonbury.

Yalumba, The Signature, Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Barossa, 2021

Serene and serious. Like an age waiting to pass. Layered with cocoa powder, plum flesh, sharp tangs of licorice, formic acid, violets, blackcurrant, kirsch, pink and black peppercorns, kisses of sweet cedar and black fresh earth. Effortless flow and structure. Alive fruit emboldened with ripe and elegant tannins. Overarching chocolatey and vanilla tinged oak is a delicious wrapper with seams of earth, graphite and licorice. Balanced, nuanced, considered and utterly delicious. Let anyone taste this and declare it anachronistic.

RRP: $70
Alc: 14.5%
Rating: 96/100

Wine sample courtesy of Yalumba