Yalumba “The Octavius” 2003

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Yalumba
“The Octavius” 2003
Barossa Valley, Australia
2003 NOT IN STOCK – Please Call or Email about Current Vintage Availability

Parker 97 “A renowned Barossa icon is Yalumba’s Shiraz The Octavius. The 2003 is a 100% Shiraz aged 22 months in a combination of American barrels (coopered at Yalumba) and French 300 liter hogsheads. This beauty offers up aromas of sweet blueberries, black truffles, blackberries, melted road tar, pepper, and espresso roast. Full-bodied, powerful, and rich, with sweet tannin, decent acidity, and a superb finish, this is a wine to drink over the next 15 or more years.”

Tanzer 92 “Deep ruby. Explosively perfumed nose features energetic blackberry, boysenberry and kirsch aromas underscored by suave graphite, licorice and violet. Deep and sweet, offering impressively concentrated but fresh dark berry flavors that reach every corner of the palate. Silky tannins add structure but don’t detract from the lush, creamy fruit. This seems to carry endlessly through the finish, leaving behind a strong violet pastille quality.”

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