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Yalumba Wild Ferment Barossa Shiraz 2018

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Juicy, mid-weight and nicely balanced Barossa shiraz, from one of Australia's most highly regarded wineries. The nose is elegant with aromas of sloes, damsons and blackcurrants, complimented by a hint of leather. The palate is silky and easy drinking, not too overbearing and with lovely freshness of fruit, ending with a burst of juicy berry-fruit and a twist of spice. A superb bottle from one of Australia's outstanding recent vintages.
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Code: AU24111

Wine characteristics

  • Red Wine
  • Full-bodied
  • Syrah/Shiraz
  • Now to 2028
  • 14.5% Alcohol
  • oak used but not v. noticeable
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South Australia

South Australia (SA) is Australia's wine heartland, producing most of the country's wine and boasting some of its oldest vines. The dry, hot climate ripens grapes fully, making bold, dense and concentrated wines.

The Barossa Valley has a rich viticultural history with patches of bush-trained vines, many more than 100 years old. It is first and foremost a red wine region. Shiraz is king but cabernet sauvignon, grenache and mourvèdre play an important part, too.

Close to the Barossa is the Eden Valley, a windswept series of elevated hills producing exceptional shiraz and floral riesling. Just north of the Barossa is the Clare Valley, which represents Australia's pinnacle for riesling, where elevated vineyards temper the intense heat, producing dry whites of immense class and purity. The region's powerful and muscular reds can be outstanding too.

On the coast south of Adelaide is McLaren Vale, which vies with Barossa to be SA's best red-wine region. The climate is warm enough to...

South Australia (SA) is Australia's wine heartland, producing most of the country's wine and boasting some of its oldest vines. The dry, hot climate ripens grapes fully, making bold, dense and concentrated wines.

The Barossa Valley has a rich viticultural history with patches of bush-trained vines, many more than 100 years old. It is first and foremost a red wine region. Shiraz is king but cabernet sauvignon, grenache and mourvèdre play an important part, too.

Close to the Barossa is the Eden Valley, a windswept series of elevated hills producing exceptional shiraz and floral riesling. Just north of the Barossa is the Clare Valley, which represents Australia's pinnacle for riesling, where elevated vineyards temper the intense heat, producing dry whites of immense class and purity. The region's powerful and muscular reds can be outstanding too.

On the coast south of Adelaide is McLaren Vale, which vies with Barossa to be SA's best red-wine region. The climate is warm enough to guarantee lush, chocolatey reds from shiraz, grenache and cabernet, while its strong maritime influence invests elegance in chardonnay, viognier and marsanne. Nearby Langhorne is cooled by the lake and nearby sea, and grows grapes of very good quality at a low cost. These excellent-value wines are marked by a softness and fullness of flavour. The Adelaide Hills area east of the city are cool and provide the perfect ingredients for lemony sauvignon blanc and chardonnay. Coonawarra, further south-east behind the Limestone Coast, is South Australia's leading cabernet region, the unique terra rossa soil and maritime influence producing grapes with intense flavours and fabulous structure.

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Yalumba

The Yalumba Wine Company, Australia’s oldest family-owned winery, is owned and operated by the Hill-Smith family in the Barossa Valley, home to some of the world’s oldest vines. Founded in 1849 by British brewer Samuel Smith, who named it ‘Yalumba’ meaning ‘all the land around,’ the winery now owns over 1000 acres of vineyards across the Barossa, Clare, and Eden valleys, as well as Coonawarra, and sources grapes from long-term growers.

Yalumba practices hands-on winemaking, with on-site master coopers crafting oak barrels and a vine nursery propagating varieties. They produce wines at all price levels, from entry-level to premium labels like Signature and The Menzies along with everyday classics like our Society’s own label Australian chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon.

Under fifth-generation Robert Hill-Smith, Yalumba has innovated into the 21st century, maintaining its reputation for quality, authenticity, and integrity. Robert pioneered Viognier in Australia, establishing Yalumba as a distinguished producer of this grape globally.

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