Yalumba was founded on a 30-acre parcel of land in 1849 by Samuel Smith, British migrant and English brewer, who named his patch 'Yalumba' û aboriginal for 'all the land around'. Six generations and more than 150 years later Yalumba, Australia's oldest family owned winery, has grown to be one of the leading wine innovators in Australia while at the same time serving as keeper of the traditions. Sourced from both Barossa Valley and Eden Valley Shiraz vineyards, with an average age of 30-50 years, small volumes of Eden Valley Viognier were fermented with the Shiraz. Smooth, silken and flooded with plums, cedar, vanilla and sweet raspberries with just subtle whiffs of the florals from the Viognier. On the palate the wine shows rich black fruits with peppery spices, cloves and cardamon seeds, finishing with a lingering coffee anise texture.