Chateau Yaldara Grand Cuvée Cabernet Shiraz 2018

Wow, serious stuff here. This is the classic Aussie blend of Cabernet and Shiraz done Barossa style. No shrinking violets here, but that does not mean that things are not in balance – they certainly are. The wine is inky dark maroon with notes of cigar boxes/tobacco leaves, dark berries, cocoa powder, chocolate, coffee beans and cassis. There is a very gentle influence of oak present but has melded well and is very much a positive. Quite muscular in style, this hails from an excellent vintage, and shows powdery tannins, focus and length. A terrifically impressive example of a Barossa blend, this has at least ten years ahead of it if you prefer to take that route.