Elderton Barossa Valley GSM 2025
- 94
- $36
- Drink by: 2026-2036
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This Barossa blend includes 46% Grenache, 27% Shiraz, 26% Mataro and just 1% of Carignan. It is the 10th release of this wine. The fruit comes from their Greenock Vineyard, with the Mataro from a neighbouring block. A little portion of the Grenache does come from their Mengler Hill Vineyard. The vines providing the fruit date back more than fifty years in some cases. Maturation was in older French oak puncheons for seven months, as well as a concrete tulip. Dark magenta with a crimson rim, the nose reveals lovely and rather deep cherry aromas, along with florals, chocolate, tobacco leaves, raspberries and cassis. This is finely balanced with excellent length and zesty acidity throughout, finishing with sleek tannins. A cracker, which will surely provide pleasure over the next decade, longer if needed.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
