Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Elderton |
Label Name: | Fifteen Shiraz |
Vintage: | 2015 |
Country: | Australia |
Region: | Barossa Valley (Greenock single-vineyard) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.8% |
Grape(s): | Shiraz (100%) |
Acidity: | 3 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 95+; Wine Spectator 94
Tasting Note
Concentrated, full-bodied Shiraz: blackcurrant, black cherry, dark chocolate, cedar, clove and cinnamon spices, subtle char/meaty notes, firm rounded tannins and fresh acidity with a long oak-tinged finish.
Food Pairing
Roasted or grilled lamb, beef short ribs, venison, aged cheddar; Asian pairings: Korean BBQ (bulgogi), char siu, spicy Szechuan beef, rich Indian lamb curry, Malaysian rendang.
Production Method
Hand-harvested old-vine fruit; open-top fermentation with plunging/pump-overs, malolactic fermentation, matured in new French/American oak puncheons/barrels for extended aging (c.18–30 months). Single-vineyard selection.
Vineyard Info
Elderton is a family-owned Barossa producer (est. 1982) known for old-vine Shiraz from estate sites at Nuriootpa, Greenock and Craneford; the Fifteen comes from very old Greenock vines. Elderton has a long history of classic Barossa Shiraz production.