Yalumba Shiraz-Viognier - $17.99

Wine Details

Price: $17.99
Producer: Yalumba Winery
Region: South Australia
Varietal: Syrah / Shiraz
Container Size: 750 ML
Flavors: berry, blackberry, flowers, tobacco, violet
  • Award Winning
  • Red Wine
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Product Description

  • Yalumba Y Series Shiraz Viognier is bright and youthful. The nose is full of spices, licorice and plum fruits with subtle hints of Viognier emphasised by soft jam of fresh purple grape aromas. The palate is supple, chewy and delicious with sweet vinour fruits and loose-knit tannins. A spicy, savoury and silky wine with a lingering finish.
  • Yalumba is a winery located near Angaston, South Australia in the Barossa Valley. It was founded by a British brewer, Samuel Smith, who immigrated to Australia with his family from Wareham, Dorset in August 1847 aboard the ship "China". Upon arriving in Australia in December, Smith built a small house on the banks of the River Torrens. He lived there less than a year before moving north to Angaston where he purchased a 30 acre block of land on the settlement's south eastern boundary. He named his property "Yalumba" after the Indigenous Australian word for "all the land around". In 1849 Samuel Smith, along with his son Sidney, planted Yalumba's first vineyards, beginning the Yalumba dynasty. Today Yalumba is Australia's oldest family owned winery.

Expert Ratings

Ratings Vintage Source Flavors
Tanzer - 88 Details: ($11) Bright ruby. High-pitched, focused aromas of blackberry and flowers. Juicy and firm-edged, with exuberant dark berry flavors complicated by touches of cured tobacco and violet candy. Finishes bright, focused and firm, with fine-grained tannins. 2005 Tanzer berry, blackberry, flowers, tobacco, violet
WineSpectator - 88 Details: Distinctly spicy, with the Viognier making its presence felt as notes of lychee and peach compete with the blackberry flavors for prominence. The polished finish lets it all linger nicely. Drink now through 2012. 8,500 cases imported. –HS 2005 WineSpectator
WineSpectator - 88 Details: Polished and round, this is appealing for its delicately floral berry and dried apricot flavors, finishing with smooth tannins. Drink now through 2011. 5,500 cases imported. –HS 2005 WineSpectator blackberry, cherry
2004 Tanzer earth, mineral, stony, strawberry, violet
Tanzer - 89 Details: ($16) Dark ruby. Spicy, floral bouquet of redcurrant, raspberry and cherry jam. Vibrant and juicy, with a refreshing red berry quality and intriguing acid lift. Spicy, focused and mineral-driven on the finish, with subtle floral notes arriving on the very back. 2004 Tanzer blackberries, raspberries
Tanzer - 88 Details: ($11) Bright ruby. High-pitched, focused aromas of blackberry and flowers. Juicy and firm-edged, with exuberant dark berry flavors complicated by touches of cured tobacco and violet candy. Finishes bright, focused and firm, with fine-grained tannins. 2005 Tanzer berry, blackberry, flowers, tobacco, violet
2004 Tanzer earth, mineral, stony, strawberry, violet
2003 Tanzer berry, blackberry, cassis, espresso, jammy, licorice, plum
WineSpectator - 89 Details: This one sneaks up on you. It starts with dark and brooding aromas, then delivers lighter flavors on a fine-grained texture, silky tannins adding structure to the blueberry and spice notes as they linger. Best from 2006 through 2011. 600 cases imported. –HS 2003 WineSpectator blackberry, earth, peppery
WineSpectator - 87 Details: This well-crafted Shiraz has plenty of jazzy blackberry and currant flavor at the core, lingering nicely against a frame of spicy oak on the finish. Drink now through 2009. 23,000 cases imported. –HS 2003 WineSpectator
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Food Pairings

Category Pairing
Cheese Sharp Cheddar, Feta, Parmesan, Brie
Red Meat Chili, Hamburgers, Roast Beef, Barbeque Pulled-Pork or Ribs, Game, Grilled Sausage, Red Meat Cajun Style
Pasta & Grains Lasagna w/Meat, Spicy Couscous
Poultry & Eggs Coq Au Vin
Vegetables Garlic, Mushrooms, Ratatouille
Sauces Red Wine Sauce
Herbs & Spices Bay Leaf, Cayenne, Chili Powder, Juniper, Lavender, Mint, Pepper (black, white, green), Rosemary, Thyme

Awards and Accolades

  Name Vintage
Award Winner Bronze - 2007 Decanter World Wine Awards 2006

Wine Terms

Name Value
Australia In the past few decades Australia’s wine industry has transformed itself into one of the most technologically advanced in the world. A combination of a generally warm, dry climate and a cultural affinity for creating, rather than following, tradition has resulted in wines that are soft and pleasant to drink from an early age. They are the epitome of user-friendliness. Australia’s wine regions are mainly in the southern, cooler part of the country, clustered mainly in the state of Victoria, the southern part of South Australia and the cooler parts of New South Wales. Syrah, or Shiraz as it is known there, is the top grape, followed by Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Riesling, and Semillon. The wines are generally listed with the name of their grape variety, which must constitute at least 85 percent of the wine. Although Australia’s winemaking region is vast, most labels indicate only that their contents come from South Eastern Australia. Flavor is indicated by the variety of grape used to make the wine. Australia’s classification system is generally lax when it comes to quality and labeling. Some bottles indicate a specific state of origin (New South Wales, Victoria, or South Australia), or a region within a state, but these smaller zones are still being decided.
Syrah Originally grown in France’s Northern Rhône Valley (where it is a noble variety) this grape has spread to Australia, California, Washington, Italy and Spain. In the Rhone region this grape produces deeply colored wines with full body and firm tannin, however in Australia, where it is known as Shiraz, the wines are lighter and fruitier. Aromas and flavors for these wines vary as much as their geographical breadth suggests: berries, smoked meat, bell peppers, even tar.
Shiraz Australian name for the grape known as Syrah in France.
Australia/New Zealand Besides producing Mel Gibson, this region can also produce some pretty intense wine. Australia has become the fourth largest wine export in the world. Australian labels are strictly labeled depending where the grapes where grown to make the wine. In New Zealand the sea moderates the weather producing cooler summers and milder winters. The effect of consistently cool nights is to produce fruit which is nearly always high in acidity.

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