Yalumba has released the second vintage of its flagship wine, The Caley 2013, and Decanter expert Sarah Ahmed was among the first to taste it alongside several other wines in the Australian producer's Rare & Fine Collection.
At a special tasting in Mayfair, London on 4 October, Yalumba winemaker Kevin Glastonbury presented the second-ever release of The Caley, a Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon and Barossa Shiraz blend from 2013.
Premium members can see Ahmed’s tasting note below
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Yalumba Rare & Fine tasting
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Sarah Ahmed is an award-winning wine writer and educator, specialising in Australian and Portuguese wines. She also has her own website, thewinedetective.co.uk
Additional text written by Laura Seal.
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