Elderton 'Ode to Lorraine' Cabernet Shiraz Merlot 2022

Barossa Valley

Australia, Australia

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Style: White	Packaging: OCC
ABV: 15.0%	Closure: Screw cap
Organic:	Drink from: 2024
Biodynamic:	Drink to: 2040
Grapes: 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Shiraz, 4% Merlot

Critic scores

94 VM, 93 RP

Critic reviews

"The 2022 Ode To Lorraine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Merlot, and it is a gorgeous blend of the three. If you asked me to typify a Barossan blend of these varieties, it wouldn't be anything like this...fine and spicy, balanced and fresh. It speaks of plums and cranberries, red apples and cranberries. There's an emergent theme at this estate for red fruit characters today: cherry, pomegranate and plums, and the wines are medium-bodied and fine. Having said that, the tannins hold good shape through the finish and are chewy, which I like. All of the fruit for this wine was grown on the Nuriootpa estate; the vineyard is outside the beautiful old cellar door, which once served as the Ashmead family home. It's a blend opf 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Shiraz and 4% Merlot. 14.9% alcohol, sealed under screw cap."
Erin Larkin, September 2024, RobertParker.com

"The 2022 Ode to Lorraine delivers a generous and multi-layered Barossa experience with juicy blackcurrant, black cherry and black olive aromas with a reserved oak profile. This has impressive density of fruit and mouth-filling tannins. Its structure in particular marks this as something special for the cellar."
Angus Hughson, August 2025, Vinous.com