The much-anticipated release of the 2025 Halliday Wine Companion has arrived, and it brings outstanding news for Elderton Wines. This year, Elderton has once again been awarded the prestigious Top 5 Red Stars by Halliday Wine Companion. This accolade signifies Elderton as an “Outstanding winery regularly producing wines of exemplary quality and typicity… acknowledged to have had a long track record of excellence, typically having held a 5-star rating continuously for 10 years – truly the best of the best.”
This year’s reviews highlight Elderton’s Elite range, featuring exceptional scores for the 2021 Command Shiraz and the 2022 Ashmead Cabernet Sauvignon.
2021 Command Shiraz – 96 Points
Awarded an impressive 96 points by Dave Brookes of the Halliday Wine Companion, the 2021 Command Shiraz is described as a ‘regional classic’. Renowned for its cellar-worthiness, this Shiraz boasts elegance and grace. It offers a velvety smooth texture with notes of satsuma plum and blackforest fruits, interwoven with layers of spice. The well-integrated French and American oak complement flavors of shoyu, dark chocolate, roasting meats, cedar, tobacco leaf, and earth. Powdery tannins provide ample support, leading to a long finish with ripe plum, roast meat, and chocolate tones. While it promises to age beautifully, it is also approachable and enjoyable now.
2022 Ashmead Cabernet Sauvignon – 95 Points
The 2022 Ashmead Cabernet Sauvignon has earned 95 points from Dave Brookes. This single-vineyard Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, matured in French oak for 18 months, is a deep crimson wine with rich aromas of cassis fruit, clove, blackcurrant pastille, cedar, eucalyptus, dark chocolate, kirsch, and licorice. Full-bodied and finely poised, it presents ripe blackberry tones, tight fine-grained tannins, and a long, extended finish. It shows great promise for aging well with careful cellaring.
At Broadbent Selections, we are proud to import Elderton Wines, a winery that continues to achieve excellence and recognition in the world of fine wines. The 2025 Halliday Wine Companion reviews reaffirm Elderton’s commitment to producing exemplary wines that truly represent the best of the best.
