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Wine Description
The Story
The Caley is the pinnacle of a long winemaking journey of excellence, that rightfully honours Yalumba’s most adventurous son, Fred Caley Smith. A blend of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon and Barossa Shiraz, The Caley is a classic marriage of two noble varieties and two great Australian wine regions.
Wine Information
The Ming D block in the Yalumba Coonawarra vineyard provides the 75% Cabernet Sauvignon of this blend. This 2.7 ha plot was planted in 1992 with two clones of Cabernet Sauvignon selected for structure and depth of flavour. The Caley’s 25% Shiraz component was sourced from two Barossa blocks. The first block is the Crown Village, Schrapel old shiraz block. located along the Tanunda foothills near Krondorf about 4 km south of the Tanunda townshi...