Elderton Ashmead Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 Italy

Elderton Ashmead Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 ItalyIt may be just a tiny little parcel of Cabernet planted in the 1940s, however what a powerful little flavour packed expression it is! The Ashmead block has consistently produced small parcels of excellent quality fruit for several years. The block was almost destroyed in 1997 to make way for higher yielding vines, however the family made the decision to promote the vineyard to a higher destiny thus the Ashmead. Estate grown on the Nuriootpa vineyard,

As with any seasonal variation

lightly tannic which turns into velvety softness

aromatic drink

they are encased in a medium frame with ripe fruit underpinning the lingering palate

and fresh orchard fruit on the palate

Methuselah who was said to have lived for 969 years

La Salamandre William pear brandy comes from the natural fermentation of William pears

but equally delicious now

Distilled over a wood fire and aged in new Limousin oak barrels without sugar

” (93-95) points

with mature bottles holding their freshness for decades

Intense empyreumatic notes