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Elderton Ashmead Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Barossa

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  • 92pts, The Wine Advocate, 2019
  • 95pts, James Halliday Wine Companion, 2019
  • 93pts, Campbell Mattinson - Wine Front, 2020
  • 93pts, The Real Review Huon Hooke, 2020
  • 93pts, James Suckling, 2020
  • 95pts, The Weekend Australian Magazine, 2021

Elderton is one of the greatest estates in Australia, custodian of some of the finest vineyards and behind some of the best Aussie wines. Ashmead Cabernet is an iconic wine – ancient vines, tiny yields, meticulous winemaking. A worthy 93 pointer.

Elderton is one of the greatest estates in Australia, custodian of some of the finest vineyards and behind some of the best Aussie wines. Ashmead Cabernet is an iconic wine – ancient vines, tiny yields, meticulous winemaking. A worthy 93 pointer.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Dense, velvety cassis, firm tannins, savoury black olive, damp earth

Aroma

Dark chocolate, blackberry, cassis, liquorice, earth and black olives

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

Elderton Ashmead Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

More information

  • 14.5% ABV
  • 10.88 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2028

First planted with vines in 1894, Elderton is today famous for producing some of Australia’s best wines. When Neil and Lorraine Ashmead looked to buy the property in 1979, the owner told them “buy the house and I'll give you the surrounding 72 acres of old vines for nothing”. It was a time when growers were encouraged to grub up old vineyards. Thankfully the Ashmeads didn’t, and saved the heirlooms. Today the family are regarded as a major force in rejuvenating the Barossa, and in 1993 won the top Jimmy Watson Trophy. This tremendous, powerful Cabernet uses grapes from vines at least 70 years old, which produce minute yields. Handmade every step, with fermentation and ageing in all new French oak, this impressive red will go the distance.

"Very focused core of black cherries, dark plums, blueberries and smooth, even tannin texture. Long" James Suckling
Critic, 93 points
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