Bought this in Australia last month. Big wine that held up well past CT drink by date. Muted on opening but one-hour decant brought out blue fruits, leather, earth, mocha and some asian spice with restrained but mouth-coating tannins. 92
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Très moka! Un vin passablement évolué, mais dont la Syrah était toujours perceptible grâce à une touche d’olives noires. De facture moderne, un vin qui se fera vite oublié, d’un pays que je fréquente rarement mais qui aura eu le mérite de me rappeler que l’Australie ne fait pas que des vins confiturés!
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Two 2002 Aussie Shiraz/Viogniers - Yalumba & d'Arenberg: Sweet and rich aromas. Smells very fresh. More opulent than the d'Arenberg. The hedonist side of me likes to smell this wine. Sweet blue and red fruit. Medium acids and tannins. This is holding up fine. Although it is very ripe it still has a rustic side. The finish is a little sour but that balances well with the oak.
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DRINK UP. The bottle I had was at the end of its days. Opened big lush, prominent raspberry but quickly faded in the glass to a thin, astringent memory of it's former self.
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Wow, way funkier than I expected with stones, earth, leather, pepper, and raisin (all the good interesting parts of raisin somehow without the overripe sweet/roasted elements) along with some pure blackberry and brown spices. Love just to smell it. In the mouth, it's got nice blackberry and black currant, and an orange citric lift, that comes over as orange peel on the medium-long finish. Retaining its balance nicely, this has still got years on it. 91-92
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Nice nose of dark fruits, flowers and spice. Palate was a little tart at first but with some air became sweet and ripe with typical shiraz pepper and just a hint of citrus. Medium-bodied with barely noticable tannins on the finish. Nice easy drinking wine.
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14.5% alc...91% Shiraz - 9% Viognier - one of the highest concentrations of Viognier I have seen in Yalumba's HP bottlings...sexy and expressive nose, spicy, dark red fruits, chocolate, smoke, tar...on the palate this wine is singing, though I don't conclude that you need to worry about drinking in the next 3-5 years IMO. Some dusty tannins, but for the most part they are resolved, alongside nice acidity, never cloying or flabby. Delicious and nutricious!! Drank on its own.
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Dark red black colour with magenta violent rims. The nose was very pleasant of flowers and ripe dark fruits(sweet blackberries, cassis) with some licorice and chocolate scents. The palate was not as expressive but displayed clean blackberry fruit that was refined but nothing of distinctive originality. A well made wine, kinda ordinary, with nice acidity and undetectable tannic structure. Medium finish. Drink within the next 2 years, max. 91
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Not overly flamboyant; Very nice nose with black fruit, apricot, maybe a touch of pepper. On the palate suprisingly light, but very balanced. With air the acidity became more prominent, but always in balance. More balanced than the d'Arenberg Laughing Magpie (my benchmark for this kind of blend)... I'd almost use the word elegant. Not terribly much tannin in evidence, though, so should probably drink up within the next couple of years; I'm not great at predicting longevity, but it seems to me that the acidity may start to overtake the fruit beyond that.
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7/24/2014 - elevwine Likes this wine: 92 Points
Bought this in Australia last month. Big wine that held up well past CT drink by date. Muted on opening but one-hour decant brought out blue fruits, leather, earth, mocha and some asian spice with restrained but mouth-coating tannins. 92
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11/15/2012 - kopke wrote: 88 Points
Très moka! Un vin passablement évolué, mais dont la Syrah était toujours perceptible grâce à une touche d’olives noires. De facture moderne, un vin qui se fera vite oublié, d’un pays que je fréquente rarement mais qui aura eu le mérite de me rappeler que l’Australie ne fait pas que des vins confiturés!
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2/17/2011 - fullpour wrote:
Over the hill. Drink 'em if you've got 'em.
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5/22/2010 - jasonh wrote: 91 Points
Two 2002 Aussie Shiraz/Viogniers - Yalumba & d'Arenberg: Sweet and rich aromas. Smells very fresh. More opulent than the d'Arenberg. The hedonist side of me likes to smell this wine. Sweet blue and red fruit. Medium acids and tannins. This is holding up fine. Although it is very ripe it still has a rustic side. The finish is a little sour but that balances well with the oak.
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5/29/2009 - lhickey wrote: 86 Points
DRINK UP. The bottle I had was at the end of its days. Opened big lush, prominent raspberry but quickly faded in the glass to a thin, astringent memory of it's former self.
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4/8/2009 - pgm wrote: 91 Points
Wow, way funkier than I expected with stones, earth, leather, pepper, and raisin (all the good interesting parts of raisin somehow without the overripe sweet/roasted elements) along with some pure blackberry and brown spices. Love just to smell it. In the mouth, it's got nice blackberry and black currant, and an orange citric lift, that comes over as orange peel on the medium-long finish. Retaining its balance nicely, this has still got years on it. 91-92
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2/1/2008 - lhickey wrote: 88 Points
As anticipated, black cherry in appearance, rich dark fruit on the nose. Huge. Ripe fruit with some acidity, minimal tannin.Long finish. Well made.
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9/19/2007 - cvvhrn wrote: 86 Points
HHints of Lox and fruit on the nose with a lightly smokey, "cheddar biscut" palate to it. Decent finish
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3/1/2007 - Badfish wrote: 91 Points
This is a very solid wine and a screaming value. Good ripeness and balance with no signs of fading soon.
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1/10/2007 - meatman wrote: 90 Points
Nice nose of dark fruits, flowers and spice. Palate was a little tart at first but with some air became sweet and ripe with typical shiraz pepper and just a hint of citrus. Medium-bodied with barely noticable tannins on the finish. Nice easy drinking wine.
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11/5/2006 - CO CHRIS wrote:
14.5% alc...91% Shiraz - 9% Viognier - one of the highest concentrations of Viognier I have seen in Yalumba's HP bottlings...sexy and expressive nose, spicy, dark red fruits, chocolate, smoke, tar...on the palate this wine is singing, though I don't conclude that you need to worry about drinking in the next 3-5 years IMO. Some dusty tannins, but for the most part they are resolved, alongside nice acidity, never cloying or flabby. Delicious and nutricious!! Drank on its own.
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11/3/2006 - mimik wrote: 91 Points
Dark red black colour with magenta violent rims. The nose was very pleasant of flowers and ripe dark fruits(sweet blackberries, cassis) with some licorice and chocolate scents. The palate was not as expressive but displayed clean blackberry fruit that was refined but nothing of distinctive originality. A well made wine, kinda ordinary, with nice acidity and undetectable tannic structure. Medium finish. Drink within the next 2 years, max. 91
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12/20/2005 - SteveT wrote: 92 Points
Not overly flamboyant; Very nice nose with black fruit, apricot, maybe a touch of pepper. On the palate suprisingly light, but very balanced. With air the acidity became more prominent, but always in balance. More balanced than the d'Arenberg Laughing Magpie (my benchmark for this kind of blend)... I'd almost use the word elegant. Not terribly much tannin in evidence, though, so should probably drink up within the next couple of years; I'm not great at predicting longevity, but it seems to me that the acidity may start to overtake the fruit beyond that.
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