Elderton Command Shiraz 2003

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Elderton Command Shiraz 2003

BN#198796

Varietal	Syrah
Category	Red Wine
Region	Australia : South Australia : Barossa
Producer	Elderton
Alcohol	14.5%

$99.99
SKU400534

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Color: Very dark purple with bright magenta hues.

Nose: Showing lovely ripe plum, chocolate, cedar and spices.

Palate: Deep, dense, richly complex and freakishly balanced, this is a very powerful red showing rich dark chocolate, plum and a finish that is very smooth and long.

Wine Advocate While the deep plum/ruby/garnet-tinged 2003 Shiraz Command is slightly less nuanced than the 2002, it is just as powerful and full-bodied, offering copious quantities of fruit, glycerin, tannin, and muscle. This chewy, rich offering appears to be on a faster evolutionary track than its 2002 counterpart. Give it another 2-3 years of bottle age, and consume it over the following 12-15. Score: 94. —Robert Parker, October 2006.

Wine Spectator Big, ripe and generous. This is a plush mouthful of cherry, spice and mineral flavors that rush on the finish, managing to stay in perfect balance. Has depth and grace. Best from 2009 through 2018. Score: 94. —Harvey Steiman, August 31, 2007.

Wine Enthusiast Despite a tough vintage, this is a lush, complete wine. Vanilla and cedar notes on the nose serve to accent the layers of intense—verging on syrupy—blackberry fruit. It’s easy enough to drink now, but rich enough that you may want to hold it another couple of years. Just don’t expect this one to age more than a decade. Score: 93. —Joe Czerwinski, November 01, 2007.