Winemaker: Deep red in color and very brilliant. The nose is open and very fruity with pure notes of strawberry and alcohol-preserved cherries along with a few spicy notes. The palate is...

Burghound: A lightly spiced nose of fresh red berry fruit aromas that carry earth and underbrush notes that merge into light to barely medium weight flavors that possess good detail on t...

Devon Magee: Garnet at the core, fading to a paler rim. Aromas of dried cranberry, dried flowers and baking spice highlight the nose. Juicy through the mid-palate, with rounded, chalky tan...

Alex Shaw: Dark ruby core with a light rim. Expressive aromas of Bing cherry and raspberry with a touch of wildflowers on a bright, fresh nose. Soft and lush, with vibrant, well-balanced...

Alex Lallos: 55% cabernet sauvignon, 35% merlot, 5% cabernet franc, and 5% petit verdot. Lascombes' second wine. Dark ruby color through to the rim. The petit verdot shows though with some...

Alex Shaw: Deep purple straight to the rim. Blackberry and plum reveal themselves on the nose, along with bright notes of mint and wild herbs and a touch cedar. Beautifully textured on...

Alex Shaw: Dark red fruits of black cherry and macerated strawberry are prominent on the nose, which also shows more subtle notes of cranberry, freshly turned earth and a hint of eucalyp...

Geoffrey Binder: Light garnet core with a pale pink rim. A gorgeous, expressive nose offers wild strawberry, piquant red fruits and a touch of cola and spice. Soft on entry, this is fresh an...

Jeff Loo: Garnet color at the rim with a slight separation at the rim. The nose show aromas of aged leather, strawberry and cherry, mixed with roasted spice and papillo pepper. The pal...

About this Wine: The Elderton Command Shiraz grapes are grown on a selected portion of the Elderton Estate vineyard, from vines planted in 1894. Grown on rich river silt soils and red brow...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "dead-ringer for a dry tasty Loire Valley Chenin....what blows my mind....eight($8) measly dollars...full retail....incomprehensible how any wine this good could be so cheap.....

Mike Supple: Bright ruby core with a salmon rim. Strawberry and raspberry aromas are supported by a rich clay minerality and a light rose petal lift. Nice ripe raspberry fruit on the entry...

About this Wine: Characteristics of the appellation:
Bouquet marked by great freshness. Fruity, floral and mineral notes. A light and lively wine.

Food-wine matches:
Seafood (oyst...

Wine Spectator: A tremendous wine, dark, polished and deeply concentrated, with layers of plush plum, blackberry and black cherry, showing touches of herb and black olive. Finishes with a bro...

Geoffrey Binder: A pale rose color with touches of orange at the rim. The nose displays loads of watermelon, strawberry and floral notes. On the palate, those aromas are mirrored along with ...

John Sweeney: Dark ruby at the core with a bright ruby rim. On the nose, this is textbook Bordeaux-black raspberry, cassis, wet rock, cedar and a touch of toasty oak. The palate is medium...

Wine Spectator: A sensational, breathtaking Syrah that's inky dark and saturated with rich currant, blackberry, boysenberry and huckleberry, with a stunning display of mocha, espresso bean an...

Cory Gowan: Dark opaque purple from core to rim. Big and concentrated but still soft, with pure aromas of red cherry and raspberry, Eastern spice, vanilla, and crème de cassis, coupled wi...

Wine Spectator: Rich, ripe and focused, a plush mouthful of creamy blackberry, black cherry and sweet spice flavors, finishing with a touch of chile pepper and cedar as the flavors linger imp...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good ruby-red. Sexy aromas of black cherry and minerals. Supple, sweet and easygoing if a bit reduced today. In a round, slightly chunky style. Finishes with decent purity of ...