Elderton Command Single Vineyard Shiraz 2023

From a single block of vines planted in 1894 — classified as an Ancestor Vineyard by the Barossa Old Vine Charter — on the deep alluvial silt soils at Nuriootpa. The 2023 vintage was a relatively cool and long season with more rainfall than prior years, producing one of the more elegant and finely balanced Command Shiraz wines in recent memory. Matured for 23 months in new French and American oak puncheons. A trophy-winning wine that has performed exceptionally since first release in 1984, the 2023 opens with a burst of red fruits on the nose with subtle spicy nuances. Red berry characters flow through the palate, joined by sweet and savoury spice and darker plummy tones. Despite 23 months in new oak, the oak is admirably absorbed by the intensity of the 130-year-old vine fruit. A refined, stylish expression of this great wine.