Winery EldertonThe Ashmead Family Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - Merlot
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the The Ashmead Family Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - Merlot of Winery Elderton in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or chocolate and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.
Food and wine pairings with The Ashmead Family Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - Merlot
Pairings that work perfectly with The Ashmead Family Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - Merlot
Original food and wine pairings with The Ashmead Family Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - Merlot
The The Ashmead Family Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - Merlot of Winery Elderton matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of oxtail and carrot stew, navarin of lamb or rabbit with basquaise sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Elderton's The Ashmead Family Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - Merlot.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet-Sauvignon
Structured, tannic reds, deeply coloured, with aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, tobacco and graphite, underpinned by firm acidity and fine ageing potential. Cornerstone of the great Médoc estates (Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Julien) and signature of Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo. The world's most planted red variety, a natural cross of Cabernet Franc x Sauvignon Blanc born in Bordeaux.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of The Ashmead Family Cabernet Sauvignon - Shiraz - Merlot from Winery Elderton are 2005, 2001, 2014, 2016 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Elderton
The Winery Elderton is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 53 wines for sale in the of Barossa to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Barossa
World icon of Australian Shiraz (~50% of plantings). Powerful, sun-filled reds with signature notes of candied blackberry, black plum, dark chocolate, liquorice, leather and sweet spices (pepper, clove), round tannins and generous opulence. Old vines among the world's oldest (Shiraz from 1843, Turkey Flat). Also fruity, sun-filled Grenache, firm Mataro (Mourvèdre), dense Cabernet Sauvignon and ample Sémillon.
The wine region of Australie du Sud
Cradle of the great Australian Shiraz: powerful, sun-drenched reds with notes of blackberry, candied plum, pepper, chocolate and eucalyptus, ample tannins and vibrant fruit (Barossa, McLaren Vale). Firm, minty Cabernet Sauvignon on Coonawarra (terra rossa). Dry, lemony Riesling from Clare and Eden Valley, straight and taut. Fresh Sauvignon and Chardonnay from Adelaide Hills.
The word of the wine: Courgée
Name of the fruiting branch left after pruning and which is then arched along the trellis in the Jura (in the Mâconnais, it is called the tail).
