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The Caley is a truly great claret. Aromatically it’s beguiling rather than bombastic, an ethereal fragrance drawing you deeper in to the wine.

If you’re partial to reading about wine, you’ve probably read a word or two from Matthew Jukes. Matthew is an accomplished wine writer who has been plying his trade since 1987.

Yalumba made its first Octavius in the outstanding 1990 vintage. Named for and matured in 100-litre oak octaves, coopered at Yalumba, it quickly earned the sobriquet ​“oaktavius”.