Yalumba - The Cigar Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

Yalumba - The Cigar Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2022In 1847 a 37 year old brewer called Samuel Smith left his home in Wareham, Dorset with his wife Mary and their four children. Boarding a simple three masted barque they left Plymouth and began the long and arduous journey to Australia, arriving in Port Adelaide. From there they trekked north to Angaston where Samuel took a job as a gardener. It was arguably this brave decision to start a new life in a remote and distant land, together with the

This region has a long history of sake and fermentation

apricot skin rules the slim

But the cognoscenti have known for decades that these wines are some of the highest expression of Nebbiolo available

The tasting room and wine shop are located in the Major’s 1900’s home–made of original hand-split stone–while the patio is the perfect perch to enjoy a bottle of wine and take in the view of the surrounding valley

the Cantina Cleto Chiarli

Expect big aromas of tropical fruits

Rilly faces north

The path here hasn’t been linear: In 1959 Count Giuseppe Tasca d’Almerita planted Perricone and Nero d’Avola vines of the alberello style on the San Lucio hill

represents the third generation of winemakers and currently manages the cellar and the 13 hectares of estate vineyards

The guiding principle is always to highlight the singularity of that particular terroir and add value to it

but has the structure to cellar over the next few years

he aimed to create a brand of uniquely personal yet distinctively Languedoc-spirited bottlings