Lot 77
ELDERTON CABERNET SAUVIGNON ASHMEAD SINGLE VINEYARD 1999 (1)
ELDERTON SHIRAZ SINGLE VINEYARD COMMAND 1999 (1) WA 94
ELDERTON SHIRAZ SINGLE VINEYARD COMMAND 2001 (3)
ELDERTON SHIRAZ SINGLE VINEYARD COMMAND 2002 (2) WA 95
Lot 77 Details
ELDERTON CABERNET SAUVIGNON ASHMEAD SINGLE VINEYARD 1999 (1)
Australia.
scuffed label
ELDERTON SHIRAZ SINGLE VINEYARD COMMAND 1999 (1)
Barossa Valley, South Australia.
WA 94
ELDERTON SHIRAZ SINGLE VINEYARD COMMAND 2001 (3)
Barossa Valley, South Australia.
ELDERTON SHIRAZ SINGLE VINEYARD COMMAND 2002 (2)
Barossa Valley, South Australia.
A stunning effort, the 2002 Shiraz Command exhibits an inky/blue/purple color as well as a sweet perfume of camphor, blueberries, blackberries, acacia flowers, and smoky, toasty oak. Full-bodied, opulent, and viscous, with huge, but sweet tannin, decent acidity, and a muscular, long, 40+ second finish, this is a classic, potentially long-lived, Barossa blockbuster. It’s accessible now, but ideally needs another 2-4 years of bottle age, and should keep for two decades. October 2006 WA 95