Elderton Wines Cabernet Sauvignon

History

The Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are grown exclusively on the Elderton Vineyard situated on the banks of the North Para River, Nuriootpa, Barossa Valley, South Australia. The 1988 vintage was chosen by Qantas for first class, the 1992 Vintage won the prestigious Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy in 1993 and for the next two years won Gold and Trophy at the Barossa Wine Show. The 1994 vintage gave Elderton its first international gold medal at the London International Wine Show 1996. The 1998, once again won gold and trophy, in the Barossa wine show for the best regional Cabernet, and the 1999 won the trophy in Belgium for the best wine imported into Belgium. We have huge expectations for the 2005 as well, believing it is one of the best we have produced.

Winemaking

Harvested in the cool of the night, the fruit was crushed and inoculated with a selected yeast strain for fermentation. Over the seven day ferment the wine is pumped over daily for further flavour and colour extraction. Matured in a blend of French and American oak puncheons for about 18 months, this wine offers integrated fruit flavours with balance and length.

Viticulture

The Elderton vineyard has very old deep alluvial soils over limestone with the majority of the Cabernet vines ranging between the ages of 35 to 50 years. With a Mediterranean climate, the Baum, reaches 13.50 to 14.50. 2005 was an outstanding vintage for the Elderton Estate, especially for the Cabernet blocks on the property, due to a cool and dry ripening period, which produced great quality fruit, in turn allowing wines to be made with great colour, flavour and intensity.

Awards

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   2008 New Zealand New World Wine Awards - Silver

  
  


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   Decanter World Wine Awards 2008 - Commended

  
  


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   London International Wine Challenge 2008 - Bronze

  
  


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   Winestate Magazine July/August 2008 - Three stars

  
  


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   Royal Hobart Int,l Wine Show 2007 - Bronze

  
  


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   Winestate Magazine March/April 2008 - Three stars

  
  


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   2008 Sydney International Wine Show - Blue-Gold award

  
  


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   Robert Parker ,The Wine Advocate 2007, - 93 points

  
  


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   Stephen Tanzer Sept/Oct 2007 - 90 points

  
  


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   Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2006 - Bronze

  
  


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   2006 Brisbane Wine Show - Bronze