Yaldara STONEY VALE Shiraz/Cabernet Barossa Vallay South Australia
Where it's from:
Australia
Price per case:
£61.08
Bottles per case:
12 x 75 cl
Style:
Powerful Reds
Description:
The winery employs 100 people, crushes 9,000 tonnes of grapes and produces 700,000 cases per annum. Yaldara, along with many of the original Australian wineries, produced fine old fortified Port style wines and very big robust reds. When Herman's son Dieter Thumm became Managing Director in the late 1980's it was realised that Yaldara would have to update its wine making and produce a far more interesting modern style of wine. To do this the highly respected wine maker Jim Irvine was employed as a consultant to revamp wine making techniques. The Barossa is a hot, dry wine growing region. It is characterised by cold, wet winters and dry, dusty summers. Hot winds from central Australia can be devastating. Conditions favour the thick skinned Semillon and warmer climate red varieties, Shiraz, Mourvedre and Grenache. It also produces outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Chardonnays are fat and oily and Sauvignon Blanc, though not widely grown can show pungent asparagus characters which blend well with the more restrained Semillon. The impact of new wine making techniques has brought Yaldara to the forefront of Australian wine making. They have now received in excess of eighty awards with the two most notable successes being Top South Australian Chardonnay in the Sydney International Wine Makers Show and International Wine Challenge "Red Wine of the Year" for their Reserve Shiraz. Recent recognition of their "Farms" series Cabernets and Merlots suggests much more to come (12 x 75 cl)
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