"Like the Command block, which is an amazing resource to the Elderton Estate, the Ashmead block has consistently produce small parcels of excellent quality fruit. Traditionally the finished wine has been blended into the Estate Range of wines, however, in 1998 Lorraine Ashmead, the Estate Principal, saw the brilliance of the wine, and decided to release it under the Ashmead Family name. The 2000 is the third release of this exciting wine. The wine is a superior example of Barossa CabernetSauvignon aged in a mix of new and then old French Oak Puncheons." [ Read more ]

"Perfectly balanced with dark berry fruits framed by spicy French Oak. Impressive layers of flavour make up the generous mid palate. Texturally enticing, with beguiling, silky fine-grained tannins that appear talc-like, and powdery, even alongside St Henri. Stylistically pleasing, with more pervasive French Oak and superior balance and texture, relative to earlier RWT releases." Peter Gago [ Read more ]