Elderton Ode To Lorraine Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz/Merlot 2021

51/45/4% cabernet sauvignon/shiraz/merlot from the Elderton Nuriootpa estate; aged for 20 months in French oak puncheons. Deep crimson in the glass with aromas of dark plum, cassis and mulberry with hints of baking spices, dark chocolate, licorice, earth, bay leaf, pencil case and cedar. Some nice fruit plushness on the palate, with powdery tannin support and sense of elegance as the wine flows across the palate finishing long and fruit pure. Drink from: 2023. Score – 94. (Dave Brookes, winecompanion.com.au, Aug. 21, 2023)