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A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS ON MENGLER HILL It is with much excitement that we
With a pedigree that made it highly
and was originally settled and owned by
now release 2024 SIXFOLD Shiraz from old
sought after among the Barossa’s
the Pohlner family who planted vineyards
vines on our newest vineyard estate on
winemaking young bloods and bloody
in the early 1860’s, but the oldest living
top of Mengler Hill in Eden Valley – our first
legends
treasured vines still on the vineyard were
single vineyard Shiraz from Eden Valley.
purchased by the Ashmead family at
The wine is named in honour of the
the end of 2022, during an already
six kids in the third generation of the
challenging time for the wine industry. It
Ashmead Family (Charlotte, Sophie,
is the family’s belief that this investment
Angus, William, Annabel and Louis), who
will ultimately help secure Elderton’s
we hope will one day follow Al, Bec,
long‑term future.
Cam and Jules and carry forward the legacy of this remarkable property!
alike,
the
vineyard
was
The vineyard sits atop Mengler hill and at its highest it is 550m above sea level,
planted in 1941. The vineyard is a place of absolute beauty and splendour, with natural springs, and an abundance of native flora and fauna – including ancient gum trees, yacca plants, kangaroos, native birds, bees, butterflies, and quite a few Eastern brown snakes!