Elderton Ashmead Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Elderton
Label Name:
 
Ashmead Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage:
 
2014
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Barossa Valley, South Australia
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.5%
Grape(s):
 
Cabernet Sauvignon
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
4
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
James Suckling 93; Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 90; Wine Spectator 90 ; James Halliday 95

Tasting Note
Medium-deep garnet. Aromas of blackcurrant, black plum and cassis with bay leaf, cigar-box and clove. Palate delivers juicy black fruit, dark chocolate, olive and toasty oak, framed by grainy ripe tannins, fresh acidity and a long savory finish.

Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, roast lamb, beef stew, aged cheddar. Asian: Korean BBQ (bulgogi), char siu, Peking duck, Sichuan-style beef or beef rendang.

Production Method
Single-vineyard fruit from old Nuriootpa vines; hand‑picked, fermented in open-top concrete/wood fermenters with manual pump-overs and submerged cap; malolactic in oak; matured 18–22 months in French oak hogsheads.

Vineyard Info
Elderton is a family-owned Barossa estate purchased and restored by Neil & Lorraine Ashmead around 1980; first wines released in 1982. Now run by second-generation Cameron and Allister Ashmead, known for old-vine single-vineyard reds.