Elderton’s Wine Range – October 2021
We are excited to be releasing the 2019 Helbig 1915 Shiraz in this edition of the Buzz. This is alongside recent new vintage releases that we’ve shared by email or in Cellar Door including the 2021 Barossa Semillon, 2020 Eden Valley Chardonnay and 2020 Bullet Shiraz.
And as we’ve mentioned previously, both the 2019 and 2020 vintages were about 60 – 70% down in average yields. If you are interested in our 2019 and 2020 wines, please stock your cellar as the wines are released so that you do not miss out. If you have questions about our wines, please contact our Cellar Door team.
If you have any questions about our wines, please contact our Cellar Door team on 08 8568 7878 or by email.
Command is truly an expression of place, and we are proud to be the current custodians of a rare piece of Barossa Valley viticultural heritage. Single vineyard, planted 1894, the Command block is celebrating 127 years in 2021, and is considered an Ancestor vineyard by the Barossa Old Vine Charter.
“This does command respect thanks to the fruit coming off 123yo vines and the care with it from that moment right through to the winemaking. It is powerful and divine. Lush with the dark fruit coated with chocolate, pepper and coffee. The palate feels all velvety with the tannins neatly placed, the oak integrated and with a glass in hand, a sense that all’s well with the world.”
96 points, Halliday Wine Companion
“…this wine has nailed it with a slightly less overt and more restrained style than previous vintages, although still within the established style of Command… The wine has been crafted into such a seamless and smoothly textured wine…”
96 points, Ray Jordan on winepilot.com
2017 ASHMEAD CABERNET SAUVIGNON
In 1997 the family sat down to discuss the viability of a 1944 Cabernet block – its saving grace was simply the pure brilliance of the fruit. It was, and is, always the standout Cabernet block on our Nuriootpa property. With no 2018 vintage made, we hope you enjoy this museum release.
“Full-bodied, rich and opulent…”
95 points, Halliday Wine Companion 2020
New release
Only 886 bottles have been produced, from the 1915 Shiraz block at our Greenock vineyard. Magnums and 6L also available.
“…very rich dark-plum, blackberry, currant, chocolate and black-fruit aromas, as well as freshly turned dark earth, dark, sweet spices and graphite. The palate has impressive depth with such velvety texture and really rich black-fruit flavors that are so long and dusted with cocoa powder throughout. Speaks to this powerful, dark-fruited section of the Barossa. Drink over the next decade or more.”
96 points, Nick Stock on JamesSuckling.com
2018 ODE TO LORRAINE CABERNET, SHIRAZ, MERLOT
Named in honour of Lorraine Ashmead, co-founder of Elderton, the winemaking team at Elderton believe this is truly the hidden gem of our premium reds and one we know cellars brilliantly.
“It has a delicious sweet plummy blackcurrant fruit intensity… It’s very long in the mouth with a delicious, sweet fruit character. Sinewy tannins thread through the ripe fruit, leading into a dry, focussed finish. This is one of the best yet under this label.”
95 points, Ray Jordan on winepilot.com“It has a rich and complex tapestry of aromas and flavours, bringing warm spices and chocolate/mocha notes into play alongside black fruits and firm tannins.”
94 points, James Halliday, The Weekend Australian Magazine
2018 NEIL ASHMEAD GRAND TOURER SHIRAZ
A tribute to an amazing individual who was always willing to push the boundaries of expectations.
“The Barossa stamp is firm and clear. Chocolate and smoke, soused black plums. Char-grilled meat flavours and all manner of spices. It’s rich and full-bodied…”
93 points, Halliday Wine Companion“This has aromas of currants, blackberries, spiced bread, orange peel, red plums and espresso. The palate delivers blueberries, laced with espresso and velvety tannins. The texture is very supple and smooth, building into a creamy and fleshy presence at the finish.”
93 points, Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com
2020 ASHMEAD FAMILY RESERVE FIELD BLEND
*Special Release* *CELLAR DOOR & MAILING LIST ONLY*
Every now and then we have an opportunity to make something truly exceptional, that sits outside of the normal expectations of a style we make.
“Lovely brightness and life in the glass. The aromas are of dark cherries, blueberries, pot-pourri, spice and cedar, there’s a real attractiveness and seductiveness on the nose… The palate has a liveliness and vigour and there is a lovely purity and drive to the fruit flavour.”
95 points, Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
2019 WESTERN RIDGE GRENACHE CARIGNAN
“There is something about this blend. It makes you sit up, take notice and relish the flavours and lightness of touch. And yet, there’s laser precision to the acidity, the grainy tannins in tow, the gorgeous red fruit and spice flavours. It’s the Barossa without the boom. Lovely wine.”
95 points, Halliday Wine Companion
“There’s rich and intense fruit on offer here, from raspberries to red plums to blackberries and assertive American-oak influence. The palate has a very rich and plush feel with bold, fleshy blackberry flavors, as well as some chocolate, smoked meat and spice.”
91 points, Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com
2019 BAROSSA CABERNET SAUVIGNON
“The palate has a fresh, elegantly delivered tannin structure with blueberry and cassis flavors and some pastry-like layering at the finish.”
91 points, Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com
This has bright red-plum and blackcurrant aromas with some blue flowers, too. The palate has a smooth, velvety core of blueberries. Plenty of depth and blueberry flavor. Fresh and quite concentrated finish.
91 points, Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com
“…a very impressive wine… all the plushness you’d expect on the palate, but also structure…”
Wine of the Week, Winsor Dobbin
“Super fresh lemon and quartzy, flinty elements from this great vintage. So vividly fresh and floral with flavors in the realm of lemon and white peach. Bright, balanced acidity. Still taut with natural acidity, this is an each-way bet. Drink now or hold.”
93 points, Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com
“This has vivid peach and lemon aromas with nicely framed, cedary oak adding hazelnut and spice. Lemon peel, too. The palate is smoothly fleshy with a gently creamy peach and lemon core. Smooth, even and so juicy with a fresh lemon and hazelnut-flavored finish.”
90 points, Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com
2021 BAROSSA SEMILLON
“This has vivid peach and lemon aromas with nicely framed, cedary oak adding hazelnut and spice. Lemon peel, too. The palate is smoothly fleshy with a gently creamy peach and lemon core. Smooth, even and so juicy with a fresh lemon and hazelnut-flavored finish.”
90 points, Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com
DUKE OF WELLINGTON CELLAR TAWNY
*CELLAR DOOR & MAILING LIST ONLY*
*Special Release*Duke of Wellington was the name of our tawny port made through the 1980s and we have revived the name for this wine. It is a tribute to Lorraine’s late father (named Wellington, nicknamed Duke) who originally found and bought the Nuriootpa property in the late 1970s.
“A bold, lemon and honey nose with poached-pear, peach and lifted lemon-marmalade notes, as well as bergamot. The acidity holds rich, sweet lime-marmalade flavors in fresh mode. Some pastry to close.”
91 points, Nick Stock, JamesSuckling.com
If you have any questions about our wines, please contact our Cellar Door team on 08 8568 7878 or by email.
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