Yalumba FDR1A Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz 2016
Yalumba FDR1A Cabernet Sauvignon & Shiraz
Region: Eden Valley, Australia
Vintage: 2016
Bottle size: 75cl
Grape: 66% Cabernet Sauvignon 34% Shiraz
ABV: 13.5%
A complex array of fine, powdery sandalwood and cedar notes with traces of mint. Laden with fresh, aromatic red fruits, the wine is youthful and elegant in the mouth with vitality, a firm structure and soft tannins.
Sourced entirely from vineyards in the Eden Valley, FDR1A is our cool and classy blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. It is rich and intense in style and embodies the cooler characters of the Eden Valley.
In 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 trecked 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 hardship that they endured, that formed the strong sense of family unity that has been the bedrock of the family business ever since. In 1849 he started the wine farm that would grow over the next 5 generations to become one of Australia’s leading wineries, with a winemaking culture that is internationally recognised and respected. To embrace the native culture, Samuel decided to adopt a local name for his farm, calling it “Yalumba” meaning “all the country around’’ in the indigenous Peramangk language.