2021 Elderton "Estate" Cabernet Sauvignon Barossa Valley South Australia

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Elderton is a family-owned winery in the heart of South Australia’s Barossa Valley, managed by the Ashmead family. Located in the township of Nuriootpa, along the banks of the Para River, the vines on the property were first planted in 1894 by early German settlers who were the first arrivals in this part of Australia. In 1916, it was purchased by Samuel Elderton Tolley who built a house on the property and named the estate “Elderton”. By the 1970s, the estate had fallen into disrepair and was sold to Neil and Lorraine Ashmead, who were primarily looking for a house to raise their family in but also took on the 72 acres of vineyards that came along with the property. The Ashmead family worked to salvage and restore the old vine vineyards, first releasing wine under the Elderton label in 1982. The second generation, Cameron and Allister, took the reins of the business in 2003 and today work alongside their wives, Jules and Rebecca, to run Elderton Wines. The 2021 Elderton Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of fruit from Elderton’s estate owned vineyards in Nuriootpa and Craneford and is aged in mostly neutral French oak barrels for 18 months in order to showcase the fruit profile and distinctive Barossa terroir. Rich and full-bodied, this is a bold expression of New World Cabernet Sauvignon.