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2013 Command Shiraz 6L

$2,200.00
TASTE Aromas of blackberry fruit, aniseed and spices carry through to the palate which is rich, warm and generous
COLOR Red
VINTAGE 2013
VARIETAL Shiraz
REGION Barossa Valley
Imperial (6L)
1 in stock
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2013 Command Shiraz 6L

Production notes

Description

The Elderton Command Shiraz has established an enviable reputation since the first vintage in 1984. It is truly one of Australia’s best and most highly regarded Icon wines. Accolades have come from the world over for vintages such as the 1992, which was chosen by the influential wine critic Robert Parker in his U.S. magazine the Wine Advocate as one of the world’s Top 80 wines. The 1995 Command was awarded 95 points by Wine Spectator and placed in their Top 100 wines; the 2000 was awarded 97 points by the same magazine and placed 27 in their Top 100. The 1996 Command won the trophy for the best Shiraz in the world at the London International Wine and Spirit Competition.
The second generation of Ashmead family, and Elderton Co-Managing Directors, Allister and Cameron, as the current custodians of a rare piece of Barossa Valley viticultural heritage, continue their parents’ aspirations and expectations to produce a great wine of the world. The Command is truly an expression of place, and one of which the family intends to preserve for generations to come.

Winemaker Notes

2007 saw the Command vines give an exceptionally low yield - around 20 per cent of the normal average. This has resulted in a small batch of 2007 Command, but of fantastic quality.
- Richard Langford

Tasting Notes

Alcohol: 14.8%

Aroma: Blackberry fruit, aniseed and spices

Appearance: Very dark purple with bright magenta hues

Taste: Aromas of blackberry fruit, aniseed and spices carry through to the palate which is rich, warm and generous

Mouthfeel:

Ageing Process: 12 months in new American and French oak puncheons followed by 20 months in older oak

Serving Suggestion:

Reviews

96 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate

Deep garnet-purple, the 2013 Command Shiraz has a savory/earthy, complex nose of yeast extract, game and damp soil intermingled with the bramble fruits, dried mulberries, crème de cassis and incense notes. Full-bodied, rich and opulently fruited on the palate, if offers lovely harmony and depth with a velvety frame and great length.

97 points, Halliday Wine Companion 2017

The oak and the fruit have fast become inseparable. Rich blackberry, coal, earth and coffee-cream flavours cascade onto the palate and on out through the finish. Dry, filigreed tannin builds as the wine breathes; you’ll only notice it once you’re safe in its embrace. Both old school and new school at once; it’s elegant and rich, unafraid of oak but blessed with pure, dark-berried fruit.

96 points, Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front

...elegant and rich…

97 points, Ray Jordan, West Weekend

This classic and supreme example of Barossa shiraz comes off vines that are now more than 120 years old. Hugely concentrated and dense, yet with remarkable lift and elegance through the palate. Chock full of blackberry and licorice with a mocha-like influence. Retains a spiciness with the palate extending through to a very long finish. Consistently one of the best statements of classic Barossa. (Best drinking: Now to 2022.)

95 Points, Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate

The 2013 Command Shiraz is savory and firm, with graphite tannins that shape the finish. This is all dried herbs and roasted game, autumnal leaves and crushed rocks. This is a very impressive wine here. It's firm, and the fruit is weighted to the front, rather than spooling out through the lingering finish. 14.8% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. The variable weather also saw a number of hot days above 35 degrees Celsius in late spring. The flowering period was particularly volatile, with a number of violent lightning storms damaging the emerging inflorescences. This, combined with dry conditions that continued into December and January, led to poor fruit set. Then, a heat spell of temperatures over 33 degrees from 12–18 February caused many vineyards to lose more of their potential yield, and Baumé degrees jumped dramatically.
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