Elgo Estate Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2004

Elgo Estate Strathbogie Ranges Shiraz 2004James Halliday Top 100 Wines of 2006 Elgo Estate is located in the upper reaches of the beautiful Strathbogie Ranges at an altitude of 530m above sea level. The winery sources fruit from 100 acres of estate vineyards to produce small batch, premium quality wines. Vine plantings date back to the early 1970s. The 2004 Elgo Estate Shiraz is fully deserving of its show success it took out multiple Trophies at the 2006 Strathbogie Wine, including the

Vanya Cullen is also on the board of the "Days of Change" program

he has been a senior judge at the Royal Melbourne and Perth Wine Shows for a number of years

savoury-accented reds are your go

steely but certainly not austere

much quartz rock and clay with a covering of varying amounts of much younger

with a slight hazelnut overtone

it's hard to pause long enough to savour all the perfumed spices

All the components are there but they are not harmonious

its crystal-bright bouquet is scented with pear-drop and apple

There is tremendous intensity in the mouth

A warm-hearted

yielding to the vine mix of chardonnay