Yalumba Reserve Cabernet/Shiraz 2001

document.getElementById("NoProductImage").innerHTML = ""; Robert Parker 96 points!" This stunning Shiraz is one of the greatest wines made in South Australia. The 2001 Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz The Reserve (a blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon and 26% Shiraz aged 20 months in 70% new French hogsheads and 30% in neutral French wood) boasts superb intensity- richness- body- and power. Smoky- truffle-like aromas intermixed with blackberries- cassis- burning embers- charcoal- and licorice soar from the glass of this opaque purple-colored- full-throttle- read more...meaty- super-rich and concentrated wine. Superbly well-balanced- it is a candidate for 20-30 years of aging." Robert parker- Wine Advocate # 161 Oct 2005 Yalumba Yalumba wines have a style all of their own and each have been influenced by a diverse range of elements - elements Yalumba likes to call the controllables'- such as the Yalumba Vine Nursery and on-site cooperage - as well as other factors that cannot be emulated by any other winery - Yalumba's history and tradition . Yalumba    (hide)

October 2008

The 2001 The Reserve is 74% Cabernet Sauvignon and 26% Shiraz aged for 20 months in 70% new French oak hogsheads. From old vines with low yields, the wine is densely colored and glass-coating. It has a splendid bouquet of smoke, pencil lead, tar, espresso, blueberry, and blackberry. On the palate it remains an infant developmentally with full, ripe tannin, gobs of fruit, and great length. It needs a minimum of 10-12 years of cellaring and will drink well through 2040. - Wine Advocate

The Wine Advocate rating: 95

Rating: 96/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 161 on Oct-05

Rating: 95/100 - As reviewed by The Wine Advocate