Ranked #9 of 65 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz from Barossa Valley
94/100
4.5 Stars
Bob Campbell
From a hot vintage, but the fruit was harvested before the heat and the wine shows no sign of being cooked or overripe. Supple red with coffee/mocha, vanilla, sweet plum and berry flavours supported by fine, peppery tannins. Reasonably lively with some development potential
Tasted: 11/06/2018
Drink: 2018 to 2028
91 Points Robert Parker
Deep garnet-purple colored, 2008 The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz reveals evolving notes of warm mulberries, plum preserve, creme de cassis and black olives with hints of sandalwood, spice box and tobacco. Medium to full bodied and elegantly fruited in the mouth, it’s very well structured with a medium to firm level of grainy tannins and good line of acid, finishing long and layered. It’s just beginning to enter its drinking window and should cellar gracefully to 2021+.
Source: Robert Parker (eRobertParker.com) by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. January, 2012
95 Points James Halliday
Good colour for age; Yalumba moved before the heatwave in picking its best grapes; this is a powerful, full-bodied wine with black fruits, licorice and tannins (plus oak) all clamouring to be heard. A different vintage, to be sure, but doesn't have the finesse of the FDR1A. Both wines deserved better quality corks. Drink to 2030.
Source: James Halliday. February, 2012
Deep garnet-purple colored, 2008 The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz reveals evolving notes of warm mulberries, plum preserve, creme de cassis and black olives with hints of sandalwood, spice box and tobacco. Medium to full bodied and elegantly fruited in the mouth, it’s very well structured with a medium to firm level of grainy tannins and good line of acid, finishing long and layered. It’s just beginning to enter its drinking window and should cellar gracefully to 2021+. Source: Robert Parker (eRobertParker.com) February, 2012 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown