1 | Wine | Barossa, 2010

"Glass-staining purple. An expressive, heady bouquet gives out candied red fruits, potpourri and Asian spices, with a smoky nuance gaining power in the glass. Rich but lively, offering vibrant raspberry and cherry-cola flavors and notes of allspice and star anise. Sweet and silky on a finish that keeps on with impressive tenacity and spiciness. This wine always delivers outstanding value."

"Smooth, polished and open-textured, with plum and blackberry flavors that show a violet note, lingering easily."

"Deep crimson, purple hue; a bright and fragrant wine, showing blackberry, licorice, toasty oak and violets on the bouquet; the medium-bodied palate is lively and super fresh, accessible and thoroughly engaging, offering very good value in every respect."
James Halliday's Australian Wine Companion, 94 pts

"This Cabernet bangs out deep earthy spice and booming dark berry fruit - performing like a world tour, taking center stage. This is definitely not a wine drinker's Highway to Hell - enjoy it with the music loud and like an AC/DC concert, it's perfect now but can also be re-lived over the next few years."

"Supple, velvety and generous with its red berry, cherry and cream flavors, mingling on the long and easygoing finish."

"Glass-staining ruby. Smoke- and spice-accented aromas of cassis, cherry-cola and candied licorice show very good energy and a peppery nuance. Sweet, expansive and lively, offering potent dark fruit flavors and showing silky, seamless texture. Lingers on a spicy note, with excellent focus and tenacity."

"Inky ruby. Powerful spice-accented aromas of dark fruit preserves, cola and candied violet, with a subtle vanilla nuance in the background. Potent, palate-coating blackberry and mulberry flavors are enlivened by juicy acidity and pick up an exotic peach pit nuance with air. Finishes smooth and sweet, with lingering licorice and floral notes."

"Lively, spice-accented aromas of black raspberry and boysenberry, with suggestions of cola and licorice adding depth. Zesty dark berry flavors show very good clarity and focus, picking up a spicecake nuance with air. Finishes on a gently sweet note, with very good persistence."

"Yalumba The Scribbler 2010 opens with a lift of raspberries, sweet spices and licorice followed by the fresh aromatics of herbs and crushed plums. This is a beautifully polished wine of medium to full body. The Cabernet Sauvignon structure defines the palate with the Shiraz cascading generously through the middle."