clove and mineral stone notes
which resonated well for the age worthiness and balance of the vintage
the maverick sweet-wine master of Illmitz in Austria’s Burgenland
The Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru was aged for a minimum of five years in Collet’s centuries-old limestone cellars
This is Pinot Noir in slow motion
2012 'The Caley' Cabernet & Shiraz, Yalumba Great Wines clove and mineral stone notesThis is the first vintage of Yalumbas Cabernet Shiraz based flagship wine, The Caley. Named after Fred Caley Smith, grandson of Yalumba founder Samuel Smith, who was a horticulturist that had a profound impact on the development of Yalumbas vineyards. In the early 1890s he spent 18 months trekking across the USA, Britain, Europe, the Middle East, India and Sri Lanka, observing and reporting on scientific and horticultural developments. His detailed