Yalumba Triangle Block Eden Valley Shiraz Viognier 2014
92 POINT HALLIDAY RATED EDEN VALLEY SHIRAZ VIOGNIER FROM YALUMBA ESTABLISHED 1849
- ★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4 out of 5 stars.
- 92 POINTS "EXCELLENT VALUE" JAMES HALLIDAY WINE COMPANION
- SOURCED FROM AUSTRALIA'S OLDEST FAMILY OWNED WINERY EST 1849
- 5 RED STAR JAMES HALLIDAY RATED WINERY
- TAKES ITS NAME FROM YALUMBAS OLDEST SURVIVING CENTENNIAL SHIRAZ VIENYARD
Vintage: | 2014 |
Source/Region: | Eden Valley, South Australia |
Grape Variety: | Shiraz |
Cellaring: | Drink now or cellar 1-2 years |
Bottle Top: | Stelvin |
Alcohol Content: | 13.50 |
Standard Drinks: | 8.00 |
Rating: | 92 |
Blended with a hint of Viognier this wine has an opaque dark red black core with a bright dark red hue. Ripe plum and liquorice aromas are to the fore underscored by hints of blueberry and lightly toasted vanillin cedar. Medium bodied with a supple mouthfeel the palate is generously flavoured with spicy dark plums and liquorice over some earth and lightly toasted vanillin cedar. Slightly dryish finish with velvet like tannins. Aftertaste of spicy dark plums, liquorice, a touch of earth and toasty vanillin cedar.
Eden Valley has been home to Yalumba and its Shiraz since 1849. Taking the name from Yalumba’s oldest surviving centennial Shiraz vineyard, and grapes from a handful of our most loved vineyards, the Triangle Block pays testament to this history. With a hint of Viognier, this wine embodies the Eden Valley.
Good winter and early spring rains filled the soil profile, followed by a windy spring leading to uneven fruit set. During late spring and summer conditions remained dry and warm. On the 14th and 15th of February, the season changed and approximately 100mm of rain fell in just over 24 hours. This rainfall and the following cool weather slowed ripening with vintage progressing at an almost leisurely pace. A moderate crop has produced wines with varietal fruit flavours combined with some of the best tannin and natural acids we have seen.
92 Points James Halliday Wine Companion
"Excellent style of red. Excellent value. Fresh cherry-berry flavours just nudge into plum. Clove, mint and sweet spice notes. The 'hint of viognier' is noticeable but only just, and in a positive way. Just makes you want to settle in and drink it."
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