Eldredge Vineyards named as one of Australia's Top "Dark Horse" Wineries

James Halliday has named Eldredge Vineyards as one of his ‘Australia’s Top Ten Dark Horse Wineries’ in the 2014 edition of the James Halliday Australian Wine Companion:

“Leigh and Karen Eldredge established their vineyard and winery 20 years ago in the Sevenhill Ranges at an altitude of 500metres above Watervale. Over the years they have had conspicuous success with one or two wines, but have now produced a suite of lovely wines from the 2010 and 2012 vintages, ALL KEENLY PRICED.”

The 2012 Eldredge Blue Chip Shiraz has achieved cult status as one of the Clare Valley’s most sought-after Shiraz, rated 94 points in the Halliday Guide, it will cellar brilliantly for a decade.

The 2012 Eldredege ReserveMalbec also scored 94  - points – “the ultra-full-bodied palate with its array of Satsuma plum and black cherry fruit”. It has excellent cellaring potential, James advises us “to store it for the longest possible time.”

The Australian wineries merry go round goes on and on...will we now see "Babycham Barossa"?

While the possible private equity pursuit of Treasury Wines, owner of the Penfolds, Rosemount and countless other brands, seems to have gone quiet, up pops a couple of other companies keen to keep the merry go round spinning.
Accolade Wines, the other Australian monolith who continue to pretends that half-price Hardy's is a "family" brand, have decided that they haven't enough brands (17 Australia brands on their website at last count). So they've splashed the cash and bought Barossa producer Grant Burge Wines (well done, Grant). There must be a strategy there, perhaps they'll merge it with one of their other "premium" brands and christen it "Babycham Barossa"?
On a more sensible note, Casella Wines, owners of the Yellowtail brand have bought Peter Lehmann Wines from their Swiss owners, Hess. PLW no longer have a figurehead with the sad passing of Peter and, lately, his son, Doug. Yellowtail obviously has a thirst for the Barossa vineyards loyal to PLW, perhaps they'll create a Yellow Label? Sorry, that one's  already been done....  by Wolf Blass,... part of the Treasury stable, following a few rounds of takeovers.
The merry go round goes round and round...