| | Yalumba The Octavius Old Vine Shiraz 2006 [Barossa] 93 points - "Good old oak-tavius. In recent years I’ve started to think that it doesn’t live up to its nickname any more – though on tasting it today, it’s still clear that it does... You’d almost call this elegant – and medium-bodied. It tastes of boysenberries and tar, blackberries and cream. It’s juicy through the finish, carries highlights of dried herbs, and tastes fresh for a five-year-old wine. It’s highly drinkable now, but with a long future ahead. Though I have to note: there is still a good deal of coffeed, bourbon-like oak apparent in this wine – so it’s not for new-fangled drinkers. Excellent persistence. Drink: 2012 – 2021." Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, May 2011
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