Yalumba Barossa Patchwork Shiraz 2011 Wine Review

Yalumba Barossa Patchwork Shiraz 2011

Barossa Valley, Australia

Community Score:89/100

Community Reviews: 5

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Price: $23.95

Drink: 2013-2020

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13.5%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine

Winery: Yalumba

Agent: Breakthru Beverage Canada Inc.

Natalie's Score: 91/100

A generous, full-bodied, supple red with attractive aromas of black plum, blackberries and black raspberries. Incredible concentration and depth. Great for dinner parties. Shiraz from the Barossa Valley shines, and here is a prime example. Seductive notes of cedar smoke on the finish. With 160 years of Barossa heritage, Yalumba shows exactly what Barossa terroir is capable of. The winery creates this wine from a "patchwork quilt" of soils, aspects, microclimates and cultures, thus the name.

Shiraz food pairings: steak, lamb, pork, cheese, chicken.

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This Yalumba Barossa Patchwork Shiraz 2011 was reviewed on September 27, 2014 by Natalie MacLean

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Irina Omari rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

This is a very good shiraz, and when you buy a shiraz from Barossa valley, you do expect it to be good. This one truly delivers. The grapes are selected from different vineyards specifically to include the grapes from cooler and warmer areas, so the wine is complex. You get a great dark plums with nice berry flavours, some smokiness and the long finish.

Yalumba is synonymous with Australia wine, particularly Shiraz. The winery has selected specific parts of its cool-climate vineyard in the Eden Valley for this "patchwork" blend of Shiraz. It marries these with some warm plots in the Barossa Valley to create a remarkable wine in the tough 2011 vintage. - Community Wine Reviews

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Yalumba Barossa Patchwork Shiraz 2011 Wine Review

Natalie's Score: 91/100

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