Yalumba Octavius 2021
Barossa Valley
Australia, Australia
Regular price£384.00
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Arriving: Late 2026
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| Style: Red | Packaging: OWC |
| ABV: 14.5% | Closure: Cork |
| Organic: | Drink from: 2026 |
| Biodynamic: | Drink to: 2038 |
| Grapes: 100% Shiraz | |
Critic scores
96 RP, 98 JA, 19.5 MJ, 100 AC
Critic reviews
"The 2021 The Octavius comes from a superb growing season in South Australia. I wouldn't normally be so broad-brush with a vintage overview, especially given the diversity of terroirs in South Australia, however it brought with it overly favorable conditions from Clare Valley to Coonawarra and everywhere in between. So here, the old vines that serviced the 2021 The Octavius lead with notes of dark fruit and cocoa, game, cassis and bramble. The tannins are profuse yet fine, firmly stamped into the fruit and seamlessly integrated at that. This is excellent, and it has a long future ahead. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork."
Erin Larkin, June 2025, RobertParker.com
"Spiced raspberry, silky tannins, savoury with an expansive burst of sweet crushed blackberry and cassis through the mid palate. This remains a baby at five years old, although ready to sink into with a few hours in a carafe. 24% new French oak hogsheads and barrels, and a touch of American oak, mix of Eden Valley and Barossa Valley Shiraz. New release."
Jane Anson, July 2026, JaneAnson.com
Erin Larkin, June 2025, RobertParker.com
"Spiced raspberry, silky tannins, savoury with an expansive burst of sweet crushed blackberry and cassis through the mid palate. This remains a baby at five years old, although ready to sink into with a few hours in a carafe. 24% new French oak hogsheads and barrels, and a touch of American oak, mix of Eden Valley and Barossa Valley Shiraz. New release."
Jane Anson, July 2026, JaneAnson.com