Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Shiraz 2022 (6 x 750mL) Barossa, SA

Yalumba’s famous Signature cabernet sauvignon and shiraz blend has a strong pedigree when it comes to cellaring and the 2022 release will certainly carry on long into the future. The fruit density and purity here is impressive. Blackberry,

Doris plum and black cherry tones, their flow elegant and graceful across the palate with hints of spice, cedar, tobacco, pencil shavings, roasting meats, dried herbs and olive tapenade. Fine-grained tannins are in abundance and there is an extended finish that rolls on and on. It’s a super release.

Dave Brookes - 96 POINTS Halliday

Elegant and graceful across the palate

96 Points

Yalumba's famous Signature cabernet sauvignon and shiraz blend has a strong pedigree when it comes to cellaring and the 2022 release will certainly carry on long into the future. The fruit density and purity here is impressive. Blackberry, Doris plum and black cherry tones, their flow elegant and graceful across the palate with hints of spice, cedar, tobacco, pencil shavings, roasting meats, dried herbs and olive tapenade. Fine-grained tannins are in abundance and there is an extended finish that rolls on and on. It's a super release.

Halliday Wine Companion, 30 Apr 2025

Lovely power and balance

96 Points

Opaque, dark and a youthful plummy red in the glass. Lifted aromas of blackberry, mulberry, dark cherry, licorice, sweet nutty oak, bramble, dried herbs and spice. Full-bodied, generously flavoured, dark fruited, cedar, mocha and with plenty of shapely tannins and lively acidity. There's lovely power and balance here, very enjoyable drinking now, but will cellar for many years. - Aaron Brasher, The Real Review, 1 July 2025

The Real Review, 01 Jul 2025

A serious wine that is built to last for years

95 Points

Savory aromas of blackcurrants, cedar, tobacco leaves, ferrous earth and bitter chocolate. The palate is full-bodied with firmly framed tannins, a long, persisting finish and lingering notes of blackberries, blood plums and walnuts. A serious wine that is built to last for years in the bottle. Drink or hold.

JamesSuckling.com, 31 Mar 2025

This is another excellent release

96 Points

And here I was thinking The Signature 2021 was one of the best releases to date, and then this 2022 comes around. Woah, this is something special. The talent of winemaker Kevin Glastonbury continues to overdeliver with this Cabernet Shiraz blend that never ceases to impress. The 2022 signatory is Paul Midolo. Having worked his way through the business to finish as the Executive Director of Sales, Midolo's career seemed to continually change over a meal beside a Lazy Susan. It seems each time he was seated beside one, his role would take a turn for the better and so would his destination - be it Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney along the way. A mad Richmond supporter, he has dedicated nearly 30 years to the business and he is a more than worthy recipient of this great honour - The Signature 2022. The Signature carries a distinct cherry ripe character, and here we are again. That dark chocolate and cherry thing is absolutely delightful. A 51/49 blend of entirely Barossa fruit, blueberries and mulberries muse with raspberry rope, char and pan juices. Dried herbs, flashes of mint, some Bay leaf and an array of fine brown spices frame the palate with a plum density dripping from the mid-palate. Pillows of lacy tannins slowly melt away - brilliant! Slippery and incredibly delicious, this is another excellent release for a wine in the Yalumba range which I feel is very modestly priced. Go here.

Q Wine, 01 May 2025