Barossa stalwart Elderton with owners Jules and Cameron Ashmead – Wednesday 2nd July (Non-member)

In 1980, when Neil and Lorraine Ashmead bought a homestead in the Barossa Valley, the estate agent threw in the surrounding, derelict vineyard of old Shiraz and Cabernet vines for free. Demand for Barossa Shiraz was pretty negligible back then – their son Cameron’s first job in a winery involved turning red wine into white, so difficult was the former to sell.

Two years later, Elderton Wines was born. Within 10 years, the winery had won the coveted Jimmy Watson Trophy, Australia’s most prestigious wine award, for the best young red of the year. By the time Cameron and his brother Allister took over in 2003, the Ashmeads had proved themselves integral to the renaissance of the Barossa, and today, Elderton stands as one of the Barossa Valley’s standout family-owned estates.

We’re delighted to welcome Cameron and his wife Jules to the Club to host a rare tasting across a selection of Elderton wines, including several older vintages, alongside the latest releases. Among the line-up are three vintages of the ‘Ode to Lorraine’ – named in honour of the founder on her 60th birthday, against her expressed instructions.

Today, with Cameron as co-managing director, Jules oversees viticulture and winemaking, somehow managing to combine her role at Elderton with that as the fifth-generation winemaker at Victoria winery Campbells of Rutherglen.

We invite you to join her and Cameron for what promises to be a lively and enlightening evening.

The wines we will be tasting:
2022 Grenache Shiraz Mataro, Estate ‘GSM’, Elderton Wines, Barossa Valley, Australia
2022 Shiraz, Estate, Elderton Wines, Barossa Valley, Australia
2015 Shiraz, Estate, Elderton Wines, Barossa Valley, Australia
2005 Shiraz, Estate, Elderton Wines, Barossa Valley, Australia
2022 Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz-Merlot, Ode to Lorraine, Elderton Wines, Barossa Valley, Australia
2017 Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz-Merlot, Ode to Lorraine, Elderton Wines, Barossa Valley, Australia
2013 Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz-Merlot, Ode to Lorraine, Elderton Wines, Barossa Valley, Australia
2021 Shiraz, Command, Elderton Wines, Barossa Valley, Australia
2017 Shiraz, Command, Elderton Wines, Barossa Valley, Australia
2015 Shiraz, Command, Elderton Wines, Barossa Valley, Australia

St James’s Room
18:30 – Welcome reception
19:00 – Masterclass starts
20:30 – Masterclass ends

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