96 Point Rated - Dave Brookes Halliday Wine Companion
"Yalumba's iconic blend sees 55/45% cabernet sauvignon/shiraz with the '23 release. Again, the release impresses with its fruit purity, elegance and cellaring potential. Deep blackberry, satsuma plum and black cherry fruit with underlying layers of brown spice, cedar, tobacco, pencil case, roast meats, dried herbs and black olive tapenade. Beautifully composed on the palate with a firm yet kinetic, fine-grained tannin structure, lacy acidity and a finish that sails on gracefully for ages. A cracking release."

96 Point Rated - Huon Hooke The Real Review
"Very deep red-purple colour with a nose of talcy sandalwood, crushed leaves and stalks, a little tomato leaf and this translates to a slightly stalky bitterness on the finish. This could be a little confronting at present for those with a low bitterness threshhold, unless consumed with protein, and it begs to be cellared. It's certainly intense and concentrated, and has excellent cellar potential."

96 Point Rated - Ken Gargett Wine Pilot
"We might be yet to learn who is to be honoured with the 2023 Signature, but whomsoever it is should be well pleased. This is a cracking release, one of their best. An opaque centre with a dark maroon rim, there is still vanillin oak evident on the nose, but it is integrating well. The aromas include notes of dried herbs, black fruits, graphite, licorice, mocha, chocolate, plums and cassis. This is balanced, youthful, offering real persistence and coiled power. The palate sees the move to gorgeous chocolate notes. A wine with serious length, there is much to love here."

96 Point Rated - Stuart Knox The Real Review
"Opaque core leading into a deep purple rim. Blackberry, tobacco leaf, graphite and violets leap from the glass. Wonderful density of black and blue fruits creates a base upon which layers of savoury complexity are built. Graphite and tobacco leaf sit at the fore, then notes of cedar and anise shine through. Wrapped in firm but well integrated tannins that provide ample tension and drive, ensuring a long finish that is focused and precise. Many years ahead of this wine."

95 Point Rated - Campbell Mattinson
"This is a particularly good example of why cabernet and shiraz go so well together. Apart from structure and flesh, the combination of dark and red berry flavours, fruit sweetness and leafy herb notes, are just so complementary. This wine is the perfect exhibit: the fruit is fresh and flavoursome at once, not to mention of noteworthy purity. There’s cedarwood oak here too, but its integration is entire, and it has latched on to nuances of tobacco. Yalumba’s Signature pretty much never misses, and this release certainly hasn’t. Fruit, tannin, length and all-round harmony; all are in top nick."

94 Point Rated - Tom Kline Wine Pilot
"The quintessential Australian blend shows its worth nicely here. Plum, redcurrant, sandalwood, black pepper and blackberry lead the charge. With air, graphite and bay leaf emerge, along with black olive and allusions of grilled meat. The palate is full-bodied but still lifted and somewhat cool in feel. Meat, black olive, plum, dried herbs, blackberry and sandalwood again. There’s some mintiness to the acidity and lovely architectural structure through the finish. A strong 2023 release, and one that will do well with eight years or more in the cellar."

92 Point Rated - Angus Hughson Wine Pilot
"The cooler 2023 vintage has crafted a more supple, elegant and early drinking vintage of this Australian classic. There's a charming opening of cherry compote and black currant, with touches of dried herbs and old leather. With a fleshy open-knit style, this mid-weight wine is nicely balanced as black currant and black olive flavors are well-matched to al dente tannins over a fine finish of reasonable length. A tough vintage handled well."