Elderton Barossa Shiraz 2024
- 96
- $40
- Drink by: 2026-2036
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I think this is just about the best example of this wine I have tasted. It comes from a superb vintage in the Barossa and really captures so much about the region, albeit with a touch of modern refinement. It’s full-bodied, generous, and rich, sourced from four separate vineyards within the valley, with some vines nearly 130 years old. There’s that typical plummy, dark berry combination on the nose, followed by a palate that delivers a bright red-fruited core. Subtle spice and dried herbs sit underneath, with a layer of dark chocolate adding depth. There’s real energy here, carried by fine chalky tannins and slightly spicy oak that sits comfortably alongside the rich fruit. It spent 20 months in a mix of mostly older American and French puncheons, and this has worked beautifully, striking a very composed balance.
Ray Jordan has been writing about wine for more than 40 years. His first articles were published in the early issues of national wine magazine Winestate in the late 1970s when he worked in Sydney as a newspaper correspondent. From 1989 Ray wrote more than 3000 columns as a regular newspaper wine columnist. He currently writes a regular column for the special business publication Business News and is one of the main contributors to national wine platform Wine Pilot. In 2017 Ray co-authored The Way it Was – A History of The Early Days of the Margaret River Wine Industry and previously wrote Wine in the Blood: Australia’s Family Wine Estates, published in Mandarin and English. In 2011 Ray was awarded WA Wine Press Club Jack Mann Memorial Medal for his contribution to the WA wine industry. His love of wine is as strong as his love of the blues and tasting the thousands of wines that cross his bench each year allows him to indulge in both.
