Sparkling Shiraz

History

Elderton has a tradition of releasing a Sparkling Shiraz every decade or so - the first such wine was a sparkling Burgundy made from the pressings of Pinot Noir in the 1988 Vintage. This was a quirky wine, made originally only for the Ashmead family to drink at special occasions. Then in 2002, we released a non vintage sparkling Command, simply called Ashmead Family Reserve, to celebrate our 21st vintage of making wines under the Elderton label. 2009 marked the 30th year of owning the Elderton Vineyard, having purchased it from the descendants of Samuel Elderton Tolley way back in 1979, and it is time to celebrate with bubbles again. This time, we have selected a small parcel of some amazing Shiraz from the much heralded 2008 vintage and used this

Winemaking

“We selected the Estate blocks on the Nuriootpa floor vineyard that would show deep blackberry fruitiness for this Sparkling. Gentle oak contact brought in subtle chocolatey notes, followed by the secondary fermentation in the bottle, which has also opened up strawberry and raspberry characters. Tiraged on February 2nd 2009, Disgorged 6th November 2009.” - Richard Langford

Viticulture

Several Estate blocks planted 1975-1998

Awards

  •  Winestate, New Release Tasting - THREE STARS
  •  Winestate, Barossa & Eden Valley Tasting - THREE STARS

Reviews

Download Tasting Notes: 2008  

Vintage Information

The Wine 2008 -
Colour Deep Purple
Nose
Oak 9 months in old American and French oak hogsheads
Alcohol 13
pH 3.37
Total Acids 6.6