Community Tasting Note

guitarguy wrote:

Saturday, September 6, 2008 - My first Elderton, purchased at the time when many top shelf Aussie wines were still affordable, even being dumped in the US market. $59. Purple-red, but not so deep that you cannot see thorugh the wine in the glass. No cloudiness or brett flaws. Nose is perhaps a bit one dimensional, it smells like violet blue would, in my mind. Sort of a combination of ecalyptus leaves, blue berry fruits and a little heat to the nostrils. Very interesting, nonetheless. Very fine, well integrated tannins, a nice acidic backbone and flavors of blueberry, raspberry, evergreen leaf and a bit of heat. Very nice but dries up a bit on the palate at this point. Finish is truncated in the front of the mouth due to this, although it lingers in the back of the throat. I think this will mellow a bit with age, perhaps showing more restraint, but I am not sure that it will be better then. Probably has a 10 year drinking window starting today, as I have recently had '96 Octavius and it is a rip-snorter at 12 years age. This is very much in the same category.

Post a Comment / View guitarguy's profile
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue (4,110 views)