Community Tasting Notes 18

• Condrieu82 Likes this wine: 97 points

  February 10, 2024 - I opened the bottle and let it breathe for one hour. Nice ruby color with minimal bricking. Nose is great with plums, blackberries, pout poured, lavender. Zippy acidity, medium/chalky tannins, lots of black fruits - ripe plums, blackberries - dried flowers and coffee grounds then come out to give this depth and complexity. The ending is long, with oak, white pepper, and lingering black fruits flavors. This is stunning, in a great spot now and probably at peak, although there is no rush and it will perhaps even further improve in the next 3-4 years.
  This wine had everything I love about Barossa - the power, the fruit, the balanced elegance that to me only Syrah and Grenache can convey. So very happy to have 5 bottles more.

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• wiscgrad wrote: 91 points

  November 14, 2021 - A well made wine, but a bit too sweet for my taste. Lovely aromatics. Shows a bit heat on the back end. Oak is fully integrated and lush sweet tannins glide across the palette balanced nicely by the acidity

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• Psdycp wrote: 94 points

  April 18, 2019 - Complex bouquet of ultra ripe cherry tomatoes, cassis, toasted clove and pepper with rich dark chocolate rounding the nose. Preserved olives with sweet blue and black fruits compote upon entry. Bacon fat and smooth mid palate with persistent notes of spicy grilled meat. The palate is intriguing, it starts with sweet spicy plums on entry and transits to salty mineral notes. The layering of the palate is amazing. The wine is a meal by itself. Although the structure is big and bold, the edges are nicely polished. Finish is deep and very long with just a tiny touch of herbaceous tannin to stretch the aftertaste. This just need 30 mins in the decanter to open up the wine. It is at its peak and will last for another 5-8 years given its concentration and complexity.
  
  Retasted in Oct 2020, less fruity than before but the spicy and vanilla nuance are still there. The big and bold palate has become more salty and minerals. Texture remained polished and silky. It is less mineral and dense than the 2010 vintage. Still at its peak.

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• Amos23 wrote:

  October 23, 2018 - Not ready in my opinion, I suggest another 5+ years. This is a very big red.....

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• rossso Likes this wine: 94 points

  June 8, 2018 - Decanted 2 hours. Definite brownish tinge. Nose of coffee, spices and vanilla, all beautifully integrated. A wine I could sniff all night. Palate follows the nose, lengthy finish. Still drinking very well but not sure for how much longer.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2007
• Type Red
• Producer Elderton
• Varietal Shiraz
• Designation Single Vineyard
• Vineyard Command
• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion Barossa
• Appellation Barossa
• UPC Codes 2100003779113, 727760504547, 8371063205162, 9314663205162, 9314663206015

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• In Cellars 288 (53%)
• Consumed 252 (47%)

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