Yalumba, Barossa (South Australia) Cabernet Sauvignon – Shiraz 2018

 The Signature wine “is named in honor of an individual who has made significant contribution to the culture and traditions of Yalumba.”  For 2018, that person was Nick Waterman, the winery’s Managing Director.  Yalumba’s wines are uniformly fresh and aromatic like this Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz blend with a deep black ruby color, and forward, spicy, black cherry, blackberry, aromas.  The black fruit in the mouth is concentrated yet lifted by crisp acidity and smooth tannins.  Chief Winemaker Louisa Rose explains that she thinks of Cabernet Sauvignon as “linear with a beautiful tannin structure and the Shiraz, which is s a bit richer and riper, and it sort of wraps around the Cabernet.  Once you blend them they are very harmonious.”