Ranked #5 of 66 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz from Barossa Valley
95/100
5 Stars
Bob Campbell
This is a delicious cabernet shiraz blend that’s probably in its prime. Silken-textured wine with layers of sweet berry fruit, coffee, mixed spice and subtle 'forest floor' flavours. A complex wine that’s long and linear.
Tasted: 11/06/2018
Drink: 2018 to 2023
91 Points Robert Parker
The 2006 The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz is composed of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon and 31% Shiraz. Deep garnet-purple in color, it offers intense notes of blackberry preserves, warm cherries, black currant cordial plus an earthy / gamey undercurrent and nuances of marmite toast. The tight-knit medium to full-bodied palate is firmly structured with a high level of grainy tannins, high acid and just enough savory flesh giving a long finish. Approachable now, it should be best 2012 to 2018.
Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Lisa Perrotti-Brown. December, 2010
96 Points James Halliday
While the FDR1A is all about power, The Signature provides a journey based on grace, elegance and purity; fresh, vibrant and completely unevolved, the essency fruit is pure and poised, and the tannins are silky and fine; the vibrancy of the fruit core is electric, as is the persistence of the finish. Drink to 2030.
Source: James Halliday. May, 2010
The 2006 The Signature Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz is composed of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon and 31% Shiraz. Deep garnet-purple in color, it offers intense notes of blackberry preserves, warm cherries, black currant cordial plus an earthy / gamey undercurrent and nuances of marmite toast. The tight-knit medium to full-bodied palate is firmly structured with a high level of grainy tannins, high acid and just enough savory flesh giving a long finish. Approachable now, it should be best 2012 to 2018. Source: Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) December, 2010 by Lisa Perrotti-Brown