2023 Yalumba The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 3L D-Magnum

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3L Double-Magnum Bottle.

Overview

Yalumba The Signature is one of the Barossa's enduring Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz blends, created from carefully selected vineyards across the Barossa Valley. The 2023 vintage combines 55% Cabernet Sauvignon with 45% Shiraz, bringing together Cabernet's lifted aromatics and structure with the richness, depth and generosity of Barossa Shiraz.

Each vintage of The Signature honours an individual who has made a significant contribution to Yalumba's culture and traditions. The 2023 vintage is dedicated to Peter Sawrey, Yalumba's retired Trade Marketing Manager, who wrote 32 The Signature back labels, with his own 2023 vintage being the last.

Vintage

Above-average winter and spring rainfall and cool, wet conditions delayed budburst by three to four weeks. Mild conditions continued through the season, allowing the grapes to ripen slowly while retaining pristine flavours and beautiful natural acidity.

Vineyard

The Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from three Barossa Valley vineyards selected for their lifted aromatics and structural character. The Shiraz came from three vineyards of varying ages, including vines planted in 1935, contributing sweetness, fullness, depth and layers of complexity.

Winemaking

The fruit was fermented in open-top stainless steel fermenters using wild fermentation, with an average of nine days on skins. The wine was matured for 19 months in French and Hungarian oak, including 22% new hogsheads and barriques, with the balance matured in older French and Hungarian oak.

Producer Tasting Notes

“Stunning scarlet red in colour with a vibrant crimson hue. Aromas are classic, detailed and complex, featuring prominent notes of blackcurrant, dark chocolate, black cherry and olive tapenade. As the wine opens alluring floral nuances, sage and liquorice emerge. On the palate the wine is beautifully structured, revealing layers of coffee, blue fruits and spice with long, flowing tannins. This Signature is both stylish and elegant.”

Critic Reviews

96 Points — Winepilot
“We might be yet to learn who is to be honoured with the 2023 Signature, but whomsoever it is should be well pleased. This is a cracking release, one of their best.”
Tasted February 2026

95 Points — The Wine Front
“Fruit, tannin, length and all-round harmony; all are in top nick.”
Published 18 December 2025

Producer

Founded in 1849, Yalumba is one of Australia's historic family-owned wineries. Its Rare & Fine collection draws on carefully selected vineyards across Barossa and Coonawarra, representing the producer's most sought-after expressions of varieties and blends with a long-established place in Australian fine wine.

Specifications

• Vintage: 2023
• Producer: Yalumba
• Wine: The Signature
• Varieties: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Shiraz
• Region: Barossa Valley, South Australia
• Country: Australia
• Alcohol: 14.5%
• Winemaker: Kevin Glastonbury
• Harvest: 22 March – 19 April 2023
• Fermentation: Wild ferment in open-top stainless steel fermenters
• Time on Skins: 9 days average
• Maturation: 19 months in French and Hungarian oak; 22% new hogsheads and barriques, balance older oak
• Vine Age: 23 years average, with Shiraz vines including plantings dating to 1935
• Production Attributes: Vegan, Sustainable
• Cellaring: Enjoyable now or will cellar for 15+ years