| Drunk at one of DC's dinner party (10/1/04) - Dark, almost opaque crimson-garnet. On the blackcurrant, blood plums and dark berry fruit. On the palate, intense concentrated fruit with the signature Barossa sweet shiraz core, complimented with well integrated vanillin oak, hints of coconuts and developing secondary characteristic of mocha with subtle hints of cloves. Perfect balance with a gloriously long finish, it's a fantastic wine from an indifferent Barossa vintage, certainly Elderton's best, surpassing the 1996 vintage that won the best red wine category at the London International Wine challenge. This is the 3rd bottle that I've drunk in the last 3 years, and none have let me down. Certainly deserves the "21 out of 20" rating awarded to it by Nick from Nick's Wine Merchants. |
