2004 Elderton Shiraz Single Vineyard Command

Community Tasting Notes (151) Avg Score: 93.0 points

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  8/4/2023 - Joshzkq Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Mushrooms, wet forest floor, meaty on the nose. Very savoury and complex on the palate. 95. Decanted for 1-2 hours

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  4/8/2022 - Paul S wrote: 93 Points

  Dinner with Joyce, Martin and Chad (Casa Esperanza): 4 years on from the last bottle, and this is still showing on the youthful side. It was very good indeed, but still a touch rough around the edges, with sharp elbows here and there; it only really starting to show well after a good amount of time in the decanter as well - perhaps an hour or so. The nose on first pour was perched somewhere between adolescence and maturity, with notes of blueberry pie and stewed plums, earth and spice, and then a twist of menthol and eucalyptus around the edges - a lovely nose, just starting to take on earthier, meatier, more savoury tones. The palate was a bit tight at first too, with the acid and tannic structure of the wine feeling a bit obvious. With time though, it unfolded into a lovely mouthful of fresh plums and blueberries playing against a backdrop of earth and warm spice, with a gentle meatiness just creeping in towards a nice long finish alongside a little bittersweet dark chocolate twist. A very solid and elegantly built Shiraz. Powerful yet quiet, and wonderfully fresh and balanced at the same time, this is a lovely wine just about coming into its own. I would give remaining bottles another 3-5 years before broaching again.

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  10/3/2021 - Nate Dauphin wrote: 96 Points

  Huge nose of blueberry/blackberry pie with hints of vanilla, integrated oak, and black pepper. The palate is explosive and rich with dark blue/black fruits that coat the, now resolved, and integrated tannins. This is a spectacular wine in its prime and am very grateful to have experienced it.

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  9/17/2021 - burgburgburg wrote: 92 Points

  An elegant beauty. Lovely fruits and acidity. Like it much more than 2006 Glaetzer Amon-Ra.

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  6/14/2021 - Schiffy Likes this wine: 95 Points

  The old saying, the who patiently wait get rewarded must have tried this 17 year old Shiraz. While this has mellowed with age, it has turned into the a unique, delicious wine. A blend of plum and dark cherry fruit with ridiculously smooth tannins, complexity of black pepper, fig, espresso and hints of chocolate on the finish. If you want a sophisticated Shiraz, just wait 17 years!

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