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The Caley Cabernet & Shiraz

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The Caley

2018

Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz

Awarded The Great Australian Red 2023 and The Antipodes Trophy for the Best Cabernet-Dominant Blend

Andrew Caillard MW
1 MAY/2023

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Rare and Fine

South Australia

The Caley

Cabernet Sauvignon | Shiraz 2018

$395
750mL Bottle
The Caley is the pinnacle of a long winemaking journey of excellence, that rightfully honours Yalumba’s most adventurous son, Fred Caley Smith. A blend of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon and Barossa Shiraz, The Caley is a classic marriage of two noble varieties and two great Australian wine regions.
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The Caley is the pinnacle of a long winemaking journey of excellence, that rightfully honours Yalumba’s most adventurous son, Fred Caley Smith. A blend of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon and Barossa Shiraz, The Caley is a classic marriage of two noble varieties and two great Australian wine regions.
Tasting Note Very deep, dense red. Showcasing expressive, fragrant aromatics of blackcurrant and dark cherry with cool iodine notes merging into savoury, leafy hints, all typical Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon. A defined, composed and very inviting wine with succulent Shiraz throughout. Medium to full depth with a densely layered structure delivering a prominent yet silky tannin profile.
Terroir The Ming D block in the Yalumba Coonawarra vineyard provides the 80% Cabernet Sauvignon of this blend. This 2.7 ha plot was planted in 1992 with two clones of Cabernet Sauvignon selected for structure and depth of flavour. The Caley’s 20% Shiraz component was sourced from two Barossa blocks. The first from the Horseshoe Vineyard on the southern side of the Yalumba winery in Eden Valley. Planted by Helen Hill-Smith in 1971, this block follows the contours around the Fred Caley Smith Hut. The second block is the Burgemeister “Linke” block planted in 1901 at Light Pass.
Treatment Matured for 20 months in 38% new French barriques, balance in 1 year and older French barriques.
2012 2019

A collectors’ guide to The Caley

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Decanting The Caley

For optimum drinking, we always recommend decanting fine wines. Decanting The Caley will give the wine a chance to attain a stage of development that normally requires years of aging.

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When to drink

Built to spend many years in the cellar, The Caley takes time to reveal its true character. The wine will drink beautifully today or in 5 – 30 years.

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Glassware

Every aspect of The Caley is enhanced when the ideal glass is used. The Riedel Veritas Cabernet Shiraz glass was crafted in collaboration with Riedel in 2012 for The Caley’s inaugural vintage release.

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A note on cork

At Yalumba, we remain fervent supporters of high grade cork closures for select wines. Learn more about natural wine closures and how best to store wines under cork.

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