Yalumba Y Series Lighter Shiraz

One hundred and sixty years and five generations of family wine making – you don’t get to call yourself Australia’s oldest family owned winery unless you’re doing something seriously right. We’re talking about Yalumba, a member of the Australia’s First Families of Wine, the 12 founding family owned wineries across the ditch.

This is their famous “Y Series” range. And as we often say about this range, Y the hell wouldn’t ya. Year after year these wines offer incredible bang for your buck.

New to the Y Series is the Lighter Shiraz weighing in at just 8% – released to meet the growing demand globally for lower and lighter alcohol wine options.

A lighter alcohol wine that’s lighter in style too – a juicy style Shiraz with bright, fresh red fruit flavours and just a lick of spice. It’s got the tick of approval from critics on both sides of the ditch…

“Light, quite fresh and tart red and black fruit with some subtle sweet baking spices….Really not bad for a low-alcohol wine, certainly one of the more successful ones out there” – Stephen Wong MW (The Real Review)

“Think Beaujolais Villages and you’ll get the idea. Well worth trying.” – Wine Wise

“It’s smooth and relatively polished delivering an easy going drop without the fuss” – Q Wine

“It’s fragrant and juicy with bright red fruits dominant…I could drink a bit of this served chilled” – Wine Pilot

This really is a little bit like a lighter style Gamay Noir so don’t be afraid to give it a slight chill over the warmer months! Pair with light salads or lighter white meats like chicken, pork and fish.