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Yalumba Octavius 2002

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Winery:: Yalumba
Varietal:: Syrah
Region:: Australia > South Australia > Barossa
Type:: Red Wine
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Drink Dates:: Drink Now - 2019
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User Tags: color descriptors, berry, caramel, dessert, nose, chocolate, blackberry, bramble fruits, fruit, stone fruits

What to Expect

Australia has certainly made Syrah its own, even bestowing it with a new name: Shiraz. In the warm, dry climate of Australia this noble grape, responsible for some of the grandest wines of France, produces an intense, unique expression that is distinctly Australian. The ripe grapes take on classic notes of black pepper and leather that add depth and complexity to the black cherry and plum fruits on the palate. Australian Shiraz has typically been aged in American Oak barrels which impart the wine with a distinct note of vanilla that can add to the impression of ripeness many of these wines have, but the time in barrel also allows the wines a chance to settle and reveal their rich, voluptuously styled mouthfeel.

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gehaltvoller, fruchtiger Rotwein

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Source: Flaschenpost
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GmbH

gehaltvoller, fruchtiger Rotwein

April 2009

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Source: Wine.com

Yalumba The Octavius has established areputation as one of Australia's icon Shirazwines, an amazing feat considering the firstrelease was the 1990 vintage. The 2002 vintage was exemplary. The weather remained mild and dry over the long ripening period - in fact the month of January experienced the lowest day temperatures on record. The end result was wines with great color, varietal flavors and intensity. Yalumba The Octavius Barossa Shiraz 2002 is vibrant deep ruby red in colour. Deep, dark, brooding aromas of plum, blackberry and chocolates are lifted by nuances of ground coffee, read more...

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Healy

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Deep deep ruby red; really nice texture; some plum and chocolate. Lots of tannins, bit too much oak for my tastes, maybe it will age in 10 years? I see what they were trying to do, but it will need time before it relaxes.

September 2007

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Source: JJ Buckley
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A spectacular effort, the 2002 Shiraz The Octavius (100% old vine Shiraz aged 22 months in both French and American wood) is a noteworthy successor to the phenomenal 2001 released last year. Aromas of figs, chocolate, blackberry and cassis liqueur, r... Robert Parker. A Syrah wine from South Australia in Australia. 2002 Yalumba The Octavius (Shiraz Old Vine) 750ml

October 2009