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Barossa Valley
www.eldertonwines.com.au
The founding Ashmead family, with mother Lorraine supported by sons Allister and Cameron, continues to impress with its wines. The original source was 30 ha of fully mature shiraz, cabernet sauvignon and merlot on the Barossa floor; subsequently 16 ha of Eden Valley vineyards (shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, zinfandel, merlot and roussanne) were incorporated into the business. The Rohrlach Vineyard, with 75-year-old shiraz, is under long-term lease and managed by the Ashmead family. The Command Shiraz is justifiably regarded as its icon wine; energetic promotion and marketing both in Australia and overseas is paying dividends. Elderton has followed in the footsteps of Cullen by becoming carbon neutral. Exports to all major markets.
Author: James Halliday
Elderton Wines is a small, family owned and operated winery, situated in the heart of the Barossa Valley. The Elderton vineyard which was planted in 1894 by the Scholz Family, was purchased by the Ashmead family in the late 1970's and started producing labelled bottled estate wine from the 1982 harvest.It was well after a decade of hard work and toil that the winery shot to prominence in the early 1990's, after winning the prestigious Jimmy Watson Trophy at the 1993 Melbourne Wine Show. There has been an amazing amount of further wine show success including the World’s Best Shiraz Trophy at the 2000 London International Wine & Spirits Competition. Elderton has also enjoyed being the darling of the worlds wine press, with great endorsements given by James Halliday, Robert Parker, The Wine Spectator Magazine as well as countless others. Furthermore, in 2005, Elderton was named in the Top 100 Wineries in the World by Wine & Spirit Magazine.The real strength behind the Elderton success is the ancient 72 acre Barossa floor vineyard, which produces fruit of the highest quality year in year out. Each block on the property is cherished but the two standouts are the Command Shiraz block, planted 1894, and the Ashmead Cabernet Sauvignon block, planted 1944.The wines of Elderton are enjoyed worldwide for their amazing qualities which come through from varietal character, regional definition and the unique and robust personalities of the Elderton team. In 2011, Elderton is celebrating our 30th vintage as a winery and the Ashmeads still believe that the best is yet to come.
Single vineyard wines expressing subregional characteristics of the BarossaShirazCabernet SauvignonRiesling
Sun: 11:00am till 4:00pmMon: 8:30am till 5:00pmTue: 8:30am till 5:00pmWed: 8:30am till 5:00pmThu: 8:30am till 5:00pmFri: 8:30am till 5:00pmSat: 11:00am till 4:00pm
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