Elderton
Command Single Vineyard Shiraz
Barossa, South Australia, Australia
Others say it all in much more detail below—big stewed purple fruit, smoke, tar, pepper, tannins resolved, balanced, better acid than I was expecting, not totally my thing but impressive
Others say it all in much more detail below—big stewed purple fruit, smoke, tar, pepper, tannins resolved, balanced, better acid than I was expecting, not totally my thing but impressive
Jul 11th, 2023
The nose reveals; candied style blackberries, plum, boysenberries, stewed black plum, dark liqueur style cherries, black raspberries, blueberries, black licorice, sweet tarriness, crushed dry limestone, cinnamon stick, vanilla, dark chocolate, mocha with caramel, pepper, used leather, light notes of grilled meats, bright, dark red, purple flowers with violets.
The body is the leaner side of full. The tannins are nicely resolved but, still have tarry baby teeth. The structure, tension, balance and length have hit a sweet spot and still have at least 6-8 years of good drinking ahead. The palate fruits are ruby candied. Blackberries, olallieberries, plum, boysenberries, stewed black plum, dark liqueur style cherries, black raspberries, blueberries, black licorice, sweet tarriness, crushed dry limestone, dry top soils, wet clay, cinnamon stick, vanilla, dark chocolate, mocha with heavier caramel than the nose, dark spice with just a little palate heat, pepper, touch of mint with fresh herbs, used leather, notes of smokey, grilled meats, bright, dark red, purple flowers with violets. The acidity is near perfect. The long finish is; elegant, ruby, rich, well balanced and deliciously persistent. Just missed 94
Photos of; our spring 2017 visit to Elderton. Their tasting bar, entry, road signage and the vineyard around the tasting room. They drove us to their much larger facility still in the construction phase which, I would think is now open.
@BobMcDonald Always rock solid!
The nose reveals; candied style blackberries, plum, boysenberries, stewed black plum, dark liqueur style cherries, black raspberries, blueberries, black licorice, sweet tarriness, crushed dry limestone, cinnamon stick, vanilla, dark chocolate, mocha with caramel, pepper, used leather, light notes of grilled meats, bright, dark red, purple flowers with violets.
The body is the leaner side of full. The tannins are nicely resolved but, still have tarry baby teeth. The structure, tension, balance and length have hit a sweet spot and still have at least 6-8 years of good drinking ahead. The palate fruits are ruby candied. Blackberries, olallieberries, plum, boysenberries, stewed black plum, dark liqueur style cherries, black raspberries, blueberries, black licorice, sweet tarriness, crushed dry limestone, dry top soils, wet clay, cinnamon stick, vanilla, dark chocolate, mocha with heavier caramel than the nose, dark spice with just a little palate heat, pepper, touch of mint with fresh herbs, used leather, notes of smokey, grilled meats, bright, dark red, purple flowers with violets. The acidity is near perfect. The long finish is; elegant, ruby, rich, well balanced and deliciously persistent. Just missed 94
Photos of; our spring 2017 visit to Elderton. Their tasting bar, entry, road signage and the vineyard around the tasting room. They drove us to their much larger facility still in the construction phase which, I would think is now open.
@BobMcDonald Always rock solid!
Poor guy apparently never tasted anything beyond freshly released vintages and thought it was over the hill. Truth is, it's a baby. Barely starting to develop secondary characteristic w/ still bright and fresh fruit. Palate was super rich (almost milk texture), and the American oak was a little too much, but it should still drink well for quite awhile longer.
Poor guy apparently never tasted anything beyond freshly released vintages and thought it was over the hill. Truth is, it's a baby. Barely starting to develop secondary characteristic w/ still bright and fresh fruit. Palate was super rich (almost milk texture), and the American oak was a little too much, but it should still drink well for quite awhile longer.
Jul 8th, 2016
Needed about an hour to start opening, but when it did . . . .wow!
Needed about an hour to start opening, but when it did . . . .wow!
Sep 14th, 2018Really holding up well. Garnet in color from edge to edge. Nose is more like a Bordeaux.
Really holding up well. Garnet in color from edge to edge. Nose is more like a Bordeaux.
Mar 20th, 2018
The best red I had in 2017. Perfectly balanced 👍👍👍
The best red I had in 2017. Perfectly balanced 👍👍👍
Dec 30th, 2017
Big, rich full bodied. Everything one loves about Aussie Shiraz
Big, rich full bodied. Everything one loves about Aussie Shiraz
Jul 14th, 2017
A wine at its apogee, a liquid hommage to the blueberry at its core on the nose and across the palate. Perfectly integrated wood that comes through as sweet toasty vanilla and smoke essence. Screams Barossa, with distinctive secondary elements peeking out of sweet cherry, tobacco, spice, red flowers and plums. Outstanding, 30 min decant does it all.
A wine at its apogee, a liquid hommage to the blueberry at its core on the nose and across the palate. Perfectly integrated wood that comes through as sweet toasty vanilla and smoke essence. Screams Barossa, with distinctive secondary elements peeking out of sweet cherry, tobacco, spice, red flowers and plums. Outstanding, 30 min decant does it all.
Dec 4th, 2016