Elderton Sixfold Eden Valley Shiraz 2024
- 97
- $125
- Drink by: 2026-2042
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This is from a vineyard on the slopes of Mengler Hill in the Barossa, planted in 1941 and acquired by the Ashmead family towards the end of 2022. It’s a single vineyard Shiraz, which now has the advantage of some seriously old vines. Colour is deep red with purple hues and the aroma just brimming with spices, black olive, dark plum, and subtle floral notes. The palate is delicious. It’s a mix of red fruits with deeper ripe plummy notes. There’s a slightly peppery, grainy feel on the palate which is well-structured and impeccably balanced. This is an exciting release for Elderton.
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.
