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James Halliday94 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Elderton Wines
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Elderton Barossa Shiraz 2020"The fruit for Elderton Shiraz is sourced mainly from the Elderton Vineyard si..."$34.99 -
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Wine Pilot98 points
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James Halliday'96 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Elderton Wines
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Elderton Command Barossa Shiraz 2020"This truly excellent example of Barossa shiraz comes from vines planted in 18..."$139.99 -
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James Halliday95 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Elderton Wines
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Elderton Neil Ashmead Grand Tourer Barossa Shiraz 2021"A blend of Nuriootpa and Greenock fruit went into the 2021 Neil Ashmead Grand..."$50.00 -
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James Halliday93 points
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Decanter93 points
- Variety Shiraz
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Elderton Wines
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type Red
- Alcohol Percentage 14.5% Alcohol
Elderton Neil Ashmead Grand Tourer Shiraz 2018"First released from the 2008 vintage, the Grand Tourer Shiraz – a wine named ..."$59.99 -
Shiraz is a red grape variety. It is the most widely planted variety in Australia and helped put it on the wine map. It is an adaptable grape that has distinctly regional characteristics from elegant, peppery cool climate styles to sweet and chocolatey (McLaren Vale), muscular, and ripe-fruited (Barossa), to savoury and rich (Hunter Valley). Shiraz was one of the first vine varieties to arrive in Australia in 1832 and is grown in most regions. However, its home is in the Barossa Valley where old vines date back to the 1860s.
The classic, truly Australian blend is Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon, but it is also blended with Grenache and Mourvedre (GSM) in warmer climates. In recent years it is increasingly being blended with Viognier to create the Shiraz/Viognier blend.
Shiraz's home is in the Northern Rhône's, Hermitage, Cote Rôtie and Cornas, in France. It is now also grown extensively in the Southern Rhône where it is blended with Grenache and Mourvèdre to produce the great red wines of Châteauneuf du Pape and Gigondas amongst others.