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Yalumba Shiraz Viognier 2008 Wine Review

Yalumba Shiraz Viognier 2008

Yalumba Shiraz Viognier 2008

Eden Valley, South Australia, Australia

Community Score:90/100

Community Reviews: 3

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Price: $21.95

Drink: 2012-2015

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 14.5%

Sweetness: Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Yalumba

Agent: Breakthru Beverage Canada Inc.

Natalie's Score: 90/100

Toasty with attractive black fruit and a hint of hint on the nose. The dash of Viognier in the blend gives the mid-palate a lovely lift. Terrific wine for this price point.

This Yalumba Shiraz Viognier 2008 was reviewed on March 17, 2012 by Natalie MacLean

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Pricing & Stock Information

  • BCLDB
  • 524926
  • $18.99 
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Reviews and Ratings

Graeme Tindale rated this wine as 90/100 with the following review:

Very good - not too heavy. Expensive - there are as good a little cheaper.
It’s a wine of restraint and balance and finesse – so it deserves to be served at the dinner table. In fact, Yalumba winemaker Louisa Rose tries to make all the Yalumba reds as if ‘you’ve got a glass in one hand, and a piece of food in the other’. I like the sound of that, and like the taste of this. It tastes of kirsch, raspberries and toasty oak, and finishes with a delightful lick of licoricey tannin. Drink 2009-2013. Score: 90 Source: Campbell Mattinson, winefront.com.au

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