Elderton, Shiraz, Barossa Valley

{screwcap, 14.5%} Deep ruby. Intense nose, largely of crushed ants/formic acid. This eventually blows off (or you acclimatise!) to give some black fruit, cola, and hint of prume. The palate has a lot of jammy black fruit, with a blueberry tint, not too oaky, with medium acid, sweet fruit, a slightly artificial feel - like it was made up of parts assembled somewhere. The palate is a bit holloow and simple overall. Vanilla comes through after a while. Medium weight …

2022 vintage

Average commercial level quality of Barossa shiraz. Upfront but not intensive enough. Plum, meaty. Lower filtering, MLF, open barrel fermented. Finish is not long

2022 vintage

French and American oak Smokey plum nose A lot going on, black fruit, plums, spice. Texture works well Overall, punches above its weight

2022 vintage

NobleRottersSydney - <>A$40 blind (Fix, St James, Sydney) : {screwcap, 14.5%} [DavidH] Blind note. Developing nose. Big, jammy, fruit-sweet with blackberries and yummy oak richness. Very sweet fruit on the palate, with a purple/violet character to add to the blackberry and chocolate. Lowish acidity, medium powdery tannins, medium/full weight. Medium length finish. I don’t remember any of the Options questions but it’s a pretty obvious character. Think the current vintage is still sub-$40.

2014 vintage

Blackberry, blueberry, vanilla and pepper on the nose. Palate was similar with slight hint of smokiness that became dark chocolate. Incredible balance. Medium finish.

2014 vintage

This wine has demonstrated my consistent belief that Elderton Estate wines mature beautifully with careful cellaring. A fantastic example of aged Barossa shiraz.

2014 vintage

This gets better with every bottle I open. It has matured into a beautiful shiraz.

2014 vintage

It’s a big wine. Not usually my thing but I enjoyed it. Dark dark fruit, vanilla/oak almost thick like but I liked it. The best on day three and probably could have taken it further.

2014 vintage

Australian Shirazes/Blends: 3-McLaren Vale & 3-Barossa Valley (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : Estate grown, 73% Nuriootpa, 24% Greenock, 3% Craneford, vines 21 - 122 years old. N: Closed; Ripe berries with notes of smoke; Intensity lurking? P: Med body; RNDISH entry with ALMOST swtish frt (approaching threshold R.S.?) fairly quickly met by astringent pucker which only somewhat resolves by the LONG finish with a tangy/swtness to the still notable dusty tannins. NEEDS into, probably through, '21, then drinking …

2014 vintage

Deep brambly plum with some pepper and smoky herbs. Nice amount of oak vanilla with just the smallest hint of cool damp leaf character. The palate is a little bit hotter and jammier than the nose, but not overbearing. The deep plum notes continue along with a definitely brighter red currant liqueur quality, and although the finish could be more intense it is definitely long and spicy. After some hours the explosive plum on the palate doubles!

2014 vintage

Crisp blackberry and vanilla, light tannin. Very nice.

2014 vintage

Tasted blind. Clear, deep ruby with purple hues. Heavy extraction and tears. The nose is clean, with medium (+) to high intensity, with ripe black fruit, blueberries, candied cherry, mint, smoke, tar, vanilla and baking spices from American oak. The nose is developing. The palate is dry, consistent with the nose, with medium (+) acidity and tannins. The alcohol is high at 14.5%. This is a full-bodied wine with medium (+) flavor intensity and length. It is drinking well now …

2014 vintage

"Blind" Tasting (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : Estate grown, 73% Nuriootpa, 24% Greenock, 3% Craneford, vines 21 - 122 years old. N: RIPE, initially with a definite funk, with poss pyrazines underneath, though both of these blew off, the non-transient aromas being of berries & spice P: Med, poss MF, body; RNDISH entry with ALMOST swtish frt adequately balanced by acidity with a touch of very, VERY fine tannins which show during at least the beginning of the …

2014 vintage

Misc. Reds + 2 Shared Bottles (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : Estate grown, 73% Nuriootpa, 24% Greenock, 3% Craneford, vines 21 - 122 years old. N: Closed; Ripe berries, poss vanilla, with iron P: LM, poss Med, body; NICE, almost swtish frt met by some puckerish astringency which loses most of its "punch" by the LONG, tangy/swt finish with still some traces of those very, VERY fine tannins. Needs/DESERVES until EARLY '19, then drinking for 3 yrs more. …

2014 vintage

Nose of oak, vanilla, dill, coconut, clove, baking spice. Ripe red and black fruits, ripe cherry, blueberry, raspberry. Coffee, chocolate, mon cheri candy. roast meat. Palate is similar to the nose but the oak comes of a lot sweeter, coffee, chocolate, sweet cherry liqueur. Fruit bomb, too much of a blueberry milkshake for me. Ok acid, soft tannins. More structure would have been nice.

2014 vintage

Winebar [5 Whites & 6 Reds] from 9/29/17 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : Estate grown, 73% Nuriootpa, 24% Greenock, 3% Craneford, vines 21 - 122 years old. N: Slightly closed; Vanilla, ripe berries, poss minerals? Intensity lurking? P: MF body; ALMOST swtish frt nicely off-set by astringent PUCKER which slowly morphs into a LONG, VERY slightly dustily tannic, ult almost swtish finish. Needs/DESERVES into '19, then a potential steal that could well approach its 10th. Nicely done! 94 …

2014 vintage

An interesting shiraz. Quite spicy. Has the potential to develop over time.

2014 vintage

Syrahs/Shirazes (2 ea-AU & CA, + 1 ea FR & WA) (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : Estate grown, 73% Nuriootpa, 24% Greenock, 3% Craneford, vines 21 - 122 years old; 14.5% ABV, 6.2 g/L T.A., & 3.53 pH; N: Slightly closed; JAMMY with notes of smoke & pyrazines? P: Med body; Almost swtish frt met by an astringent PUCKER that somewhat works itself out by the LONG, VERY slightly astringent, ult almost swtish finish. NEEDS 18-30 mos, I'd …

2014 vintage

Winebar [3 Whts, & 6 Reds] from 06/2/2017 (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : Estate grown, 73% Nuriootpa, 24% Greenock, 3% Craneford, vines 21 - 122 years old; 14.5% ABV, 6.2 g/L T.A., & 3.53 pH; N: Fragrantly jammy lingonberries (?) with marked smoky notes P: Med, poss MF, body; ALMOST swtish frt (approaching threshold R.S.?) met by an astringent PUCKER which only SLOWLY resolves by the VERY long, lip-smackingly delicious finish with just a hint of choc. VERY …

2014 vintage

Shared with Philip Hind, excellent, very smooth

2006 vintage

Spicy, ripe berries, smooth, and well balanced.

2006 vintage

Decant 2 hrs, nice spicy nose, lots of tannins

2006 vintage

- Crimsom color with fast forming legs and aromas of licorice anise, cherry and chocolate. It's somewhat balanced and has flavours of blackberry, licorice anise, oak and eucalyptus with a medium/full body. Smooth texture with a long finish.

2006 vintage

PnP, fill and cork in vg condition. Medium garnet core, faded to the light garnet rim. Top notes of blackberry, raspberry and cassis at first, but the lovely aromas faded quickly and required coaxing thereafter. The medium-bodied, fully mature palate confirmed what the nose suggested - the the best days have already come and gone. Tannins and acids in top form, the fruit though, seems not have had the same stuffing. I saved 1/2 the bottle in the fridge for …

1995 vintage

Great with grilled steak

2006 vintage

Post Wine-Ark Supper with the boys - April (Restaurant Atelier, Glebe Point Road, Sydney) : Vanilla and jammy blackberry on the nose and on the palate though joined by slight leather notes in the mouth. Simple, effective.

2006 vintage

Drinking well now.

2006 vintage

I was going to rate this 90+ but after we killed this bottle I opened a Cali Syrah from Limerick Lane that actually was a bit more interesting.

2006 vintage

Delicious wine with lovely fruit & tar. Especially good with the grilled hamburgers. Also good with grilled chicken. At deni's house with Jen & BBQ..

2007 vintage

Decanted for 1,5 hour. Lovely on the nose with spices, chocolate and ripe berries. On the palate this is full bodied, round, elegant with smooth tannins. I was expecting for a sweet super ripe fruit bomb Aussie, but instead I found a very classy and refined wine made to pair with food. Very well made...perfect combination between ripe fruit extraction and acidity. Recommended!

2006 vintage

Custom Elderton bottle is very dense! Wow, as heavy as a Concannon. Great tasting note, i know.

2006 vintage

Opened tonight in honor of the start of the Aussie Tennis Grand Slam in Melbourne. Tennis! Cloudy and dark maroon. Nose of ripe dark cherry and plum, some vanilla. Plum, and dark tart cherry on the palate, very very fruit infused, with moderate aged tannins on the finish. This is way ready, no more aging. Nice, ripe, fruit forward. Great purchase from Los Olivos.

2006 vintage

Foul. Weird taste. Too much spice. Taste of alcohol. No fruit at all.

2007 vintage

smooth black fruit on med finish and just enough backbone.

2007 vintage

Dark fruits (jam), spices, vanilla. Full bodied, well balanced, supple, rich.

2006 vintage

Great Shiraz!

2007 vintage

Suited for short term consumption, I made the mistake of over decanting this. Near opague Dark red, medium body. Very Impressive on the nose, less so for taste. Fragrance of blueberry and mint, tasted some tart berry and mocha. Elegant, with medium high acidity and average finish.

2006 vintage

This is wonderful daily drinker.

2006 vintage

Drank alongside mignon wellington with foie gras and 3 pepers sauce. AWESOME !! Nose: Plum, red and black cherry, sweet blackberry, black pepper, tobacco box, black chocolate ,cassis, vanilla, toasty Oak but not intrusive. this a complex nose and a atypical Aussie shiraz noseé Palate: full bodied, again atypical Aussie shiraz. Great fruit; plum, black cherry, black pepper, cassis, oaky vanilla with just enough tannins in the finish. It was a great experience ! Love shiraz when they balance fruit …

2006 vintage

Bombe de fruits australienne comme tant d'autres. Bon vin, mais rien de spécial à signaler. Le Clancy's de semaine n'a rien à lui envier... pour bien moins cher.

2006 vintage

Very floral on the nose with blackberries an a touch of vanilla and chocolate on the palate. I could see this developing with a few years in the bottle. A nice wine for the price.

2006 vintage

Un bon syrah qui goûte avec un nez agréable.

2006 vintage

Black fruit smell. Taste: black fruit throughout, some wood, a bit musky. Not a long finish. Quite a restrained glass. Pretty good but not out of the ordinary. Moderate tannins

2007 vintage

Chocolate and cherries. This was fantastic. Great nose and great finish.

2006 vintage

Powerful wine that has tasty chocolate cherry vanilla flavours Would buy again and again.

2006 vintage

Dark ruby color with a heavy nose of ripe cherries and a touch of plum. Tasting shows more cherries with a slightly tart mid palate and a long finish. Impeccably well balanced - excellent effort!

2006 vintage

A great Shiraz, I was expecting a fruit bomb,but this was much more refined with a big jolt of acidity. Nice bramble,blackberry nose and a nice med length finish. Wish I had bought the rest of these as they were $8.00 a bottle off at a BCLS.

2006 vintage

Again, eucalyptus appearance. soft and juicy. half american and half french oak. 60yr old vines. damn good.

2006 vintage

Made with fruit sourced from the Elderton Vineyard on the banks of the North Para River, this Barossa Shiraz is aged in French and American oak for just over 12 months. In traditional Barossa style, it's an upfront fruit bomb, but has a little more sophistication than most. Dark cherry red in colour I found baked plum, blackberry pie and vanilla on the nose. The palate is full bodied with yet more brooding dark berry fruit. It also shows a …

2006 vintage

This is very nice. Had me rethinking (just momentarily) my prohibition against buying anything else from Australia. Not as hot or jammy as the Command single vineyard shirazes. I like this one alot more than those. Far better balanced, nice rich fruit, a bit of chocolate, full mouth feel.

2006 vintage

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