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Elderton Ode to Lorraine Cabernet Shiraz Merlot 2016

Name: Elderton Ode to Lorraine Cabernet Shiraz Merlot 2016
Brand: Elderton
SKU: 9314663015112-2016
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With a rich and sophisticated style, Elderton's 'Ode to Lorraine' 2016 vintage is a dark ruby colour. With brooding aromas of plum, dark fruits of the forest and chocolate are evident. The palate is warm and generous with fruit characters, spiciness and generous length.

"Sophisticated winemaking weaves the three varieties into a medium-bodied palate perfectly framed by oak and fine, ripe tannins. On an equilibrium right now, which it will, of course, hold for years to come."
95 POINTS - HALLIDAY’S WINE COMPANION 2020

95 POINTS - HUON HOOKE, JANUARY 2020
#3 OF 52 2016 CAB BLENDS FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Deepish red colour with good purple tints, and a bouquet of cassis and oak; smoky, toasty barrel inflexions are evident amid a tangle of peat and sousbois. It has a deliciously sweet-cassis flavoured middle, cabernet-driven, with a lot of elegance and promising to age well. A little cellaring will bring rewards. It’s fresh and young and should build complexity with time. A delicious blend, benchmark for the style.

Wine Specifications

Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Merlot

Size: 750mL

Region: Barossa Valley

ABV: 14.5%

Vintage: 2016

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Winery & Vintage Info

A Cabernet/Shiraz/Merlot blend was added to the Elderton portfolio from the 1992 vintage. It was a belief that through blending only the best parcels of fruit from the Elderton vineyard, a truly wondrous and complete wine could be made that showed the highlights of the three grape varieties. The decision was made from the 2002 vintage onwards for it to be renamed (from CSM) in honour of the co founder of Elderton, Lorraine Ashmead. The winemaking team at Elderton believe the Ode to Lorraine is truly the hidden gem in the Elderton portfolio of premium reds.

Estate grown on the Nuriootpa vineyard, with deep alluvial silt over red and brown earths and limestone. The fruit is sourced from Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Merlot blocks planted between 1914 and 1985.

“The Ode to Lorraine is a blend of the finest barrels of each of the Elderton Nuriootpa vineyard varietals. Each year, through meticulous work on the tasting bench, we select a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Merlot which best reflects the nuances of each variety. The 2016 vintage is a blend of parcels, fermented in concrete open fermenters, with selected barrel ferments and press cuts, giving warm and generous fruit characters, spiciness and generous length, whilst still being a Cabernet Sauvignon dominant blend.” - Richard Langford – Winemaker