Elderton Sparkling Shiraz 2008
$4499each
$539DOZEN
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Fruit Shiraz
Regions Barossa
  South Australia
Each $44.99
$539.00
Currently out of stock
Elderton has a tradition of releasing a Sparkling Shiraz every decade or so. The first such wine was a sparkling burgundy from the pressings of Pinot Noir in 1988. This was a quirky wine, originally made for the exclusive enjoyment of the Ashmead family at special occasions. It is time to celebrate with bubbles again, the 30th anniversary of acquiring property from the descendants of Samuel Elderton Tolley in 1979. Elderton have isolated Shiraz from select blocks on the Nuriootpa floor vineyard that would show deep blackberry fruit characters.
Elderton earmarked a small parcel of some amazing Shiraz fruit from the much heralded 2008 vintage to be vinified into a bright and vibrant sparkling Shiraz, which will surely impress those who love the style. From several estate blocks on the Nuriootpa floor vineyard that would develop deep blackberry fruitiness. Vines are grown to deep alluvial silt over red and brown earths and limestone, planted between 1975 and 1998. Vinification is carried out primarily in open concrete fermenters before a secondary traditional Methode champenoise in bottle before nine months oak maturation in old American and French oak hogsheads, followed by a final tirage in February and disgorgement in November. Alcohol 13.0%
TASTING NOTES
A persistent effervescence in a ruby/ purple coloured wine. Aromas of bramble and mint, anise, vanillan and chinese five spice. Complex fruit, pepper and plum on the nose and palate. Gentle oak contact has brought in subtle chocolatey notes, followed by the secondary fermentation in the bottle, which has also opened up strawberry and raspberry characters.
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Based in the heart of Australia's Barossa Valley and boasting vineyards over a century old, Elderton is a producer of some of the world's great wines
Winner of Australia's most coveted wine award the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy (1993) and the prestigious London International Wine & Spirit Competition's World's Best Shiraz Trophy (2000), Elderton remains proudly owned by the Ashmead family. The Elderton Vineyard is located on the banks of the North Para River, which is on the southern edge of the township of Nuriootpa. The Barossa Valley's climate is classified as Mediterranean, which amounts to warm summers (average temperature in January is 25°C to 35°C) and cool wet winters with an annual rainfall of 550 mm. The vineyard was planted in 1904 by Samuel Elderton Tolley, with a view to supplying Barossa wineries with premium fruit. After a period of neglect, the Ashmead family purchased the vineyard in 1979 and went about restoring it to its former glory. Modern viticulture practices were employed and the vineyard began to flourish. Elderton»