Winery Yalumba - Octavius

Winery YalumbaOctavius

4.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Octavius of Winery Yalumba is a red wine from the region of Barossa Valley of Australie du Sud.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Octavius from the Winery Yalumba

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Octavius of Winery Yalumba in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with spices taste

pepper, mint

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, chocolate

On the nose the Octavius of Winery Yalumba in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of blackberry, vanilla or pepper and sometimes also flavors of black currant, eucalyptus or chocolate.

Details and technical informations about Winery Yalumba's Octavius.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Genovèse

Genovese blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Corsica). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Genovese blanc can be found cultivated in these vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley.

Last vintages of this wine

Octavius - 2006
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Octavius - 2004
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Octavius - 2001
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Octavius from Winery Yalumba are 2006, 2004, 2001

Informations about the Winery Yalumba

The winery offers 178 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Hill-Smith Family Vineyards.
It is in the top 25 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Barossa Valley in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Yalumba is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 169 wines for sale in the of Barossa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 3000 of of Australia wines
In the top 2000 of of Barossa Valley wines
In the top 50000 of red wines
In the top 80000 wines of the world

The wine region of Barossa Valley

The wine region of Barossa Valley is located in the region of Barossa of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 613 estates and châteaux in the of Barossa Valley, producing 2290 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barossa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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The word of the wine: Tired

Wine that is too old, faded or has suffered from handling such as racking or bottling. In the first case it is too late, in the second case the wine must be put to rest for a few weeks in the cellar.

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