Yalumba Hand Picked Shiraz + Viognier 200493 POINTS - "A brilliant effort for the 2004 Shiraz/Viognier (95% of the former and 5% of the later). Utilized French 300 liter barrels (only 10% new). Super-rich, heady, and full-bodied, it offers aromas of roasted meals, Provencal herbs, blackberries, cassis, new saddle leather, and licorice, terrific fruit as well as texture, and supple, explosive finish. Drink it over the next 4-5 years."
(Robert Parker, Jnr, The Wine Advocate Issue 167 (USA), 31 October 2006)
(Robert Parker, Jnr, The Wine Advocate Issue 167 (USA), 31 October 2006)
Scooter Speak: This dude is deep, dark purpley red in color. It opens with mulberries, black cherries and sweet anise, overlying subtle flavors of musk, violets, Asian spice and hints of white fleshy fruits. The palate is big but stylish with a velvety smooth mouth-feel. Displaying sweet chocolate (that's right...chocolate), dark fruits and musk combined with an exotic spicy compote. This is a complex wine held together with well integrated oak and soft fine tannins.
This wine has a touch of Viognier to the blend for silkier textures and hints of spice, emulating a French practice common in Northern Rhône Valley’s Côte-Rôtie appellation, where Viognier grows alongside Syrah. Other Vin Du Jour wines use some Grenache, the dominant grape of the Southern Rhône, which lightens the texture and creates a different fruit profile altogether. There are even a couple of straight Grenache bottlings, which has become an incipient trend in South Australia these days.
(BTW, in case it's not apparent, these are the wines being served at the wine tasting later this Summer. Stay tuned boys and girls...)
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