92 points, Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion
A classic Barossa GSM blend, grenache 46%, shiraz 27% and mataro 27%, that shows plenty of ripe damson plum, bouncy blueberry, boysenberry and a light edge of stone fruits over hints of brown spice, gingerbread, milk-chocolate bullets, cola, citrus blossom, blueberry pie and earth. Medium bodied and packed with crunchy fruit, light powdery tannins and a bright mineral line.
Matthew Jukes 100 Best Australian Wines 2026 Report
2025 Elderton Barossa Valley Grenache Shiraz Mataro has burst out of the blocks with a fledgling wine of terrific freshness and limpidity. I adore the purity of this featherlight GSM, and it drinks like a lusty white wine rather than a gruff red, thanks to its brightness and fleet-footed nature on a remarkably slick palate.
94 points, Ed Agg, The Cellar Post
Bright and vibrant, spicy and savoury on the nose. Peppery plums, blackberries, and dark plums, hints of clove, liquorice, dried herbs. The palate’s medium-full, juicy and bright with lovely tension and structure. Dark fruited in profile with balanced savoury nuance and fine firm tannins. Great acidity here. Super freshness. Very good drinking for $35.
94 points, Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot
This Barossa blend includes 46% Grenache, 27% Shiraz, 26% Mataro and just 1% of Carignan. It is the 10th release of this wine. The fruit comes from their Greenock Vineyard, with the Mataro from a neighbouring block. A little portion of the Grenache does come from their Mengler Hill Vineyard. The vines providing the fruit date back more than fifty years in some cases. Maturation was in older French oak puncheons for seven months, as well as a concrete tulip.
Dark magenta with a crimson rim, the nose reveals lovely and rather deep cherry aromas, along with florals, chocolate, tobacco leaves, raspberries and cassis. This is finely balanced with excellent length and zesty acidity throughout, finishing with sleek tannins. A cracker, which will surely provide pleasure over the next decade, longer if needed.
93 points, Ray Jordan, Wine Pilot
This comes off estate-grown fruit from the Greenock Vineyard the Ashmeads bought some years ago. I really like the style. It's seamless, medium-bodied, and so vibrant and energetic. Aromas of bright red fruits with a typical spicy grenache influence. And then the palate delivers with its juicy red fruits and slightly light confectionery characters that are balanced with a spicy and faint earthiness. A thoroughly beautiful current-drinking style with some short-term cellaring potential.
91 points, Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
Bright cherry red in the glass and with aromas of dark cherry, dried herbs, spice and pot-pourri. Mid-weight, juicy and fruit driven, with a core of blue and red fruits, Asian spice and a woodsy earthiness. Fresh, crunchy and punchy.
