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The Signature

Rare and Fine

The Signature

2022

Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz

It has been a privilege to be the Chief but I appreciate everyone getting behind me and doing what we had to do.

Paul Midolo
51st Signatory and Executive Director of
Sales for Australia & New Zealand.

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Rare and Fine

Barossa Valley

The Signature

Cabernet Sauvignon | Shiraz 2022

$74
750mL Bottle
Encompassing everything our family stands for and the perfect representation of our history and ethos, The Signature is a sentimental favourite. A classic Australian blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, the 51st release is as meaningful now as it was in 1966 when we released the inaugural 1962 vintage.
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Encompassing everything our family stands for and the perfect representation of our history and ethos, The Signature is a sentimental favourite. A classic Australian blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, the 51st release is as meaningful now as it was in 1966 when we released the inaugural 1962 vintage.
Tasting Note A beautiful, deep, dense red in colour. Well defined aromatics reflect the cool season. Perfumed red and purple berries, red licorice, blackcurrant and black cherries with cedar, mint and subtle herbaceous notes. Inviting and appealing freshness with hints of bay leaf and toasted spice layers along the palate. Full bodied, rich and concentrated with fine, flowing tannins and lovely texture in perfect harmony.
Terroir The Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from two vineyards in the Barossa Valley. The diversity of our vineyard selection provides the rich, lifted Cabernet Sauvignon aromatics and palate structure for which The Signature is renowned. The Shiraz comes from vineyards of varying age, with the oldest planted in 1925. These blocks are of sandy loam, featuring yellow sand and ochre clay over red clay. The combination of these Barossa Valley blocks provides a Shiraz with sweetness, fullness, depth and layers of complexity.
Treatment Matured for 18 months in 21% new Hungarian hogsheads, French barriques and hogsheads, balance in older French and Hungarian barriques and hogsheads.
1961 2022

The Signature 2022 honours Paul Midolo, Executive Director of Sales for Australia & New Zealand

It is with great pleasure we present our 2022 vintage to Paul Midolo. Our former Executive Director of Sales Australia & New Zealand, who retired in December after a remarkable 29-year journey with Yalumba. From his early days in Queensland to his national leadership role, Paul’s warmth, humour and wisdom have left a lasting imprint on our team, our partners, and our customers.

Your fine wine guide to The Signature

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Decanting The Signature

For optimum drinking, we recommend decanting fine wines and wines that have been cellared. Learn more about decanting wines.

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When to drink

Opening a bottle of The Signature is a ritual spanning nearly 50 years. The Signature 2015 will both drink beautifully today and reward the patient. This is a wine has a reputation for ageing elegantly for 15 years or more.

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Glassware

Appreciate everything The Signature has to offer in a wine glass made specifically for the Shiraz varietal. At Yalumba, we serve and taste The Signature in the Riedel Veritas Cabernet Shiraz glass.

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A note on corks

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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The Signature Tour

Yalumba The Signature tour is a journey into the history, symbolism and provenance of one of Australia's most iconic wines.

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Rare & Fine

Rare & Fine

Throughout the Barossa and Coonawarra, carefully selected vines have been recognised for producing exquisite fruit that create only our most prestigious and savoured wines.

Crafted only when all elements of viticulture and winemaking come together, our Rare & Fine wines are the very best examples of the varieties and blends that have found a natural home here in Australia over five generations of winemaking.

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