2005 Elderton Command Single Vineyard Shiraz 750ml

Elderton’s Command Shiraz is one old school Barossa Shiraz. Named because of the special treatment the quality fruit ‘commanded’, this is a Shiraz of foreboding concentration. The fruit for this ‘Excellent’ Langton’s classified Australian icon comes from the century old Elderton vineyard located on the banks of the Para River and is matured in a mixture of French and American oak. This allows the wine to retain its driven power while also giving the wine a level of complexity and balance unique to this region and producer. Elderton’s Command can be enjoyed by lovers of ripe and rich fruit early, yet will reward the truly patient with a wine of true beauty when left alone to mature for a decade.

Critic tasting note: (2005 vintage) “Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. In der Nase se Kruterwrze, kandierte Orangenzesten, feiner Nougat, ein Hauch von Dillspitzen und Karamell. Saftig, feine Rstaromen, gute Komplexitt, reife dunkle Frucht, schokoladiger Touch im Abgang, ein vielseitiger Speisenbegleiter, bereits auf einem ersten Trinkhhepunkt.” –93/100,Falstaff

Drinking Window: 2009 – 2035