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Country ranking ?
259
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Producer ranking ?
22
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Decanting time
4h
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When to drink
now to 2030
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Food Pairing
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Food Pairing
Chargrilled Steak with Peri Peri Sauce
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Yalumba The Octavius has established a reputation as one of Australia's icon Shiraz wines, an amazing feat considering the first release was the 1990 vintage. In addition to being sourced from a number of very old vineyards in the Barossa, The Octavius is matured in American and French oak 'octaves' of 100 litre capacity. It is the only red wine in the world that is matured in such small barrels. The secret of the wine not becoming overpowered...
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Despite the early heat and mid vintage rains, vintage 2006 has produced wonderfully aromatic wines with rich textures and full palates. All parcels of fruit were fermented separately in either 8 tonne open fermenters or 6 tonne static potter fermenters. Indigenous or 'wild' yeasts, naturally present on the grape skins were allowed to initiate the fermentation. Cultured winery yeasts were then added to complete the fermentation. These 'wild' fe...
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Latest Pro-tasting notes
<10 tasting notes
Tasting note
ending
Medium, Extensive, Spicy and Too tannic
flavors
Blackberry, Pepper, Vanilla, Toasty, Cigar-box and Meaty
recommend
No
taste
Balanced, Youthful, Firm and Perfumed
Verdict
Oxidised and Average
Written Notes
Deep crimson. Fresh dark chocolate, dark plum, blackberry fruits with graphite mineral notes. Well concentrated and impressively balanced wine with deep-set blackberry, dark cherry fruits, fine chocolaty/ grippy/ vigorous textures, attractive mid palate volume and well balanced dark chocolate/ roasted chestnut oak notes. Very modern in style with underlying juicy acidity. Very good density and torque with lovely mineral/ saline notes. Drink now–2042. 14.5% alc
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Information
Origin
Angaston, South Australia
Vintage Quality
Excellent
Value For Money
Good
Investment potential
No Potential
Fake factory
None
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