Yellow tail is a well known brand in Australia which you will fine at all the major liquor stores and due to this I quite often steer clean from there wines but I purchased a special dozen of wines at a very good price and 2 bottles of the Yellow Tail were included. The wine was quite enjoyable to drink and although winning a gold medal (Not sure what for) I wasn't overly sold on it. Don't get me wrong I look forward to drinking the other bottle I have but it isn't something that I will rush out to purchase again.
Wine Region: South Eastern Australia.
Drink Until: 2008
Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon
Food: Sunday roast, gourmet snags, casseroles, or flavoursome meat recipes.
Colour: A vibrant, deep purple colour.
Nose: A touch of mint and aromas of blackberries, chocolate and vanilla.
Palate:
Wine structure shows rich berry flavours, peppered with spice. The palate is tremendously long and well-structured with toasted oak supporting soft fruit and velvety tannins.
Background:
The Casella family has been making wine since 1820 - first in Italy and since 1965 in Australia. Filippo and Maria Casella immigrated to Australia from Italy in the 1950s bringing with them their hopes and dreams and the know-how acquired through three generations of grape-growing and winemaking in Italy. Recognising the potential of the region, Filippo purchased a farm in the town of Yenda, New South Wales, in 1965. After selling the grapes from his farm to local wineries, he decided in 1969 that it was time for a new generation to put its winemaking skills to use, and the winery was born. John Casella, one of Filippo and Maria's three sons returned to the family business in 1994 and embarked on an ambitious expansion to build a new winery with the mission to blend old world heritage and new world technology. Casella Wines shot to the forefront of the export arena in mid 2000 with the hugely successful brand Yellow Tail. Yellow Tail Cabernet Sauvignon is made with grapes sourced from the highest quality vineyards and fermented on skins in contact with oak. Temperatures are kept high to ensure maximum colour and tannin extraction. The wine is bottled on the estate.
Alcohol: 13.5%
Where to Purchase:
This was purchased online from the Wine Market in a special 12 pack of different wines for around $90. Cellarmasters was the wine online for $120 for a dozen.
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