Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2024
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled beef burgers, slow-cooked BBQ ribs, mature Cheddar cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Yellow Tail Cabernet Sauvignon represents a modern phenomenon in the global wine landscape, originating from the vast, sun-drenched vineyards of South Eastern Australia. Crafted with the philosophy of making wine highly approachable and instantly enjoyable, this bottling showcases the classic Australian style of Cabernet. The grapes are sourced from prime growing regions across the zone, where warm days and cool nights allow the fruit to develop rich, concentrated flavors. In the cellar, the focus is on preserving the vibrant primary fruit character, utilizing temperature-controlled fermentation and subtle oak contact to soften the tannins, resulting in a smooth, velvety texture and a crowd-pleasing profile that has made it a household name worldwide.
🍾 About the Producer
Established as a family winery in 1969 by Sicilian immigrants Filippo and Maria Casella in Yenda, New South Wales, Casella Family Brands reshaped the global wine landscape in 2001 with the debut of [yellow tail]. Conceived by Managing Director John Casella, the brand disrupted traditional wine marketing through an unpretentious, fruit-forward ethos. Fruit is harvested extensively across the broad South Eastern Australia viticultural zone, drawing primarily from sun-drenched, warm inland riverine corridors like the Riverina and Riverland, defined by red sandy clay loams, hot continental summers, and canal irrigation. Modern, large-scale, temperature-controlled stainless steel vinification preserves direct varietal typicity, lively freshness, and soft, low-tannin profiles. Backed by full Sustainable Winegrowing Australia certification across winery sites and grower networks, [yellow tail] remains anchored by benchmark varietal bottlings including its vibrant Shiraz, approachable Cabernet Sauvignon, crisp Pinot Grigio, and aromatic Moscato.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 ABV
13.5%