| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
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| Red |
2006 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead ArmMcLaren Vale more |
5/6/2024 - sjw_11 wrote: 94 pointsFrom a friend's cellar, this was had immediately after a 2008 Kay Block 6 and a Hensckhe 2008 Tappa Pass, and at the margin just shaded them for wine of the night. Slightly darker, riper fruit than the Block 6, but on the right side of being too dark/black. Lovely richness and weight in the palate, and a very long finish. For me, this is probably near the peak but it will surely hold for some years to come. |
| Red |
2001 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead ArmMcLaren Vale more |
5/4/2024 - hkbob Likes this wine: 95 pointsA 30 minute decant and this was good to go. Burnished garnet. All secondary aromatics of blackberry fruit with some leather, tobacco and spice notes. On the palate, secondary flavours of very dark fruit, with cherry, umami, iodine and a touch of anise. Mouthwatering acidity with some grippy tannins outlasting the fruit on the longish finish so best consumed with some aged cheeses or heartier dishes. The old vines bearing the fruit for this wine have produced something with tremendous longevity and durability. I have been quite impressed with every bottle enjoyed of this over the past 15 years or so. A poor man's Grange perhaps but so delicious in its own right. Bravo. |
| White |
2021 d'Arenberg Roussanne The Money SpiderMcLaren Vale more |
5/4/2024 - RVC_Wine Likes this wine: 89 pointsNose: acacia flower, lemon pith, cashew, hot stones, m int |
| Red |
2014 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead ArmMcLaren Vale more |
5/2/2024 - shafer1994 Likes this wine: 91 pointsStill young. Dark color, fruity nose. Bouquet of dark fruit, some chocolate. Medium finish, not overly complex. But good pqr. |
| Red |
2019 d'Arenberg The Stump Jump Grenache Shiraz MourverdeMcLaren Vale Red Rhone Blend more |
4/27/2024 - Lord Marc wrote: 86 pointsThis was not to my liking, very light in body and texture. The fruit was young and acceptable. Will not add this to my summer drink list. I prefer the 2020 Cab instead. |
| Red |
2020 d'Arenberg The Stump Jump Cabernet Sauvignon MerlotMcLaren Vale Red Bordeaux Blend more |
4/27/2024 - Lord Marc wrote: 88 pointsFor this price point it was good, not sure I would cellar this for a long time, might be a good BBQ dinner with friends. I continue my journey to find a well priced 2024 summer vintage. |
| Red |
2018 d'Arenberg The Shepherd's ClockMcLaren Vale Grenache Blend, Grenache more |
4/5/2024 - srmdrummer wrote: 90 pointsAlways a good drop. Rich and full red fruit drive with great mouthfeel and balance. |
| Red |
2022 d'Arenberg The Innocent WeedMcLaren Vale Red Rhone Blend more |
4/25/2024 - John & Kathryn wrote: NRGSM |
| Red - Sparkling |
NV d'Arenberg Chambourcin The Peppermint PaddockMcLaren Vale more |
4/25/2024 - Christopheroz wrote: NRWell made, good fruit, but more tannic and drier than is my preference for this style |
| White |
2022 d'Arenberg Chardonnay The Olive GroveSouth Australia more |
4/19/2024 - PSPatrick wrote: 88 pointsOn a Lufthansa BC Flight from Singapore to Frankfurt. Light to medium yellow golden colour. Tropical notes, pineapple, oranges, toast, light smoke, and oak spices, with medium-level acidity and average length. Lightly bitter finish. Medium-bodied, with average concentration and complexity. Solid, but really not much to talk about. |
| Red |
1998 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead ArmMcLaren Vale more |
4/19/2024 - AllRed wrote: 92 pointsFriday Group Brown Bag Tasting (EBCC): Blind. Another that has some bricking and shows a bit of age. Chocolate, mint and black fruit notes. Full-bodied and integrated, with flavors of plum, black fruit and mint. There’s a subtle meaty element here as well. Excellent. 92-93 pts. |
| Red |
2002 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead ArmMcLaren Vale more |
4/20/2024 - Rani Likes this wine: 92 pointsLast bottle of a case, I waited with this one and I love its current phase. On the nose notes of tobacco, eucalyptus, bacon and hung meat. Fruit is present but subdued, quite complex with notes of vanilla. The palate could be mistaken for a Rioja. |
| Red |
2017 d'Arenberg Shiraz The FootboltMcLaren Vale more |
4/17/2024 - johnrm Likes this wine: 89 pointsExcellent fruit with attractive spice. A deep, complex, very long palate with plenty of soft acidity and mature tannin. Well worth keeping to this age to allow it to show its strengths. Good with food and equally rewarding on its own. 89+ |
| Red |
2012 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead ArmMcLaren Vale more |
4/14/2024 - depdoc wrote: 88 pointsLast of my bottles. Not much fruit. |
| Red |
2017 d'Arenberg The Ironstone PressingsMcLaren Vale Red Rhone Blend more |
4/12/2024 - graemeg wrote: NR{screwcap, 14.5%} A little fading at the deep garnet rim. Partly developing big, clean, blueberry fruit. Big and jammy, new world, but not too sweet. Almost even grenache/shiraz, with Mouvedre stealing 3% out of the shiraz. Yet it's the big blue/black shiraz that dominates - although with air and time there's a tobacco character to the aromas and flavours too. Medium/full weight, low/medium acid, soft, furry tannins, less of oak than skin. Slightly patchy and hollow finish, not quite matching the nose. Very decent wine, but best before a decade I think. |
| Red |
2001 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead ArmMcLaren Vale more |
3/28/2024 - kenv Likes this wine: 93 points[Double decanted for 4 hours at 1pm.] Big spicy red fruit and licorice nose. Big in the mouth but balanced. Lovely. Could use more time. |
| Red |
2020 d'Arenberg d'Arry's Original Shiraz/GrenacheMcLaren Vale Red Rhone Blend more |
4/4/2024 - rwpalmer wrote: 85 pointsInitially pleasant and mildly interesting, but to me an unsatisfactory, pinched finish became increasingly prominent. A common theme, especially in cheaper Aussie reds, where it seems some combination of screwcap and/or added acidity causes a failure of integration. |
| Red |
2017 d'Arenberg The Stump Jump Grenache Shiraz MourverdeMcLaren Vale Red Rhone Blend more |
4/3/2024 - Grapesofsloth wrote: NR🤷♂️ |
| Red |
2006 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead ArmMcLaren Vale more |
3/31/2024 - markcic Likes this wine: 92 pointsEaster Sunday opened two hours in advance. It has been over two years since I last tried a bottle.. Dark fruit on the nose. The palate is dark berries, cherry, plum, graphite and hints of spice leading to a moderately long finish. |
| White |
2015 d'Arenberg Riesling The Dry DamMcLaren Vale more |
3/31/2024 - calriesling Likes this wine: 91 pointsWonderful energy on this Riesling even at 9 years young. Smell is crushed stone and petrol. Flavor is mostly lime, slightly off-dry (in a good way), with intense minerality, and sharp but not too sharp acidity. Finish is surprisingly long with more weight than one might think. Just a great, delicious wine. |
| Red |
2018 d'Arenberg d'Arry's Original Shiraz/GrenacheMcLaren Vale Red Rhone Blend more |
3/31/2024 - Z1nnfull wrote: 87 pointsGave it lots of air, but still pretty tight. Very difficult to discern the two varietals. Certainly ok, but have had better with earlier vintages. Surprising this wasn’t fully developed at 6 years. Definitely different than red Rhone blends from France. |
| Red |
2009 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead ArmMcLaren Vale more |
3/31/2024 - wineshaman wrote: 94 pointsTremendous showing, this bottle had a lovely floral nose, the palate was full of complex fruits, plum, cherry, currants, cassis, very long soft fruity finish. Based an this bottle (3 left) at its peak now, but should hold for several more years.9th bottle tasted since 2014! |
| Red |
2015 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead ArmMcLaren Vale more |
3/30/2024 - johnhz Likes this wine: NRTook a while to open but very good. Smooth and velvety |
| Red |
2001 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead ArmMcLaren Vale more |
3/28/2024 - salil wrote: NRWCC Syrah from around the world tasting (Clifton Park, NY): Came across relatively one-note with lots of black fruit, though I also didn't spend a lot of time on this - found a couple of the other wines in the flight more interesting and also kept going back to my pours from the previous flight, while this didn't really hold my interest. |
| Red |
2006 d'Arenberg Cabernet Sauvignon The Coppermine RoadMcLaren Vale more |
3/22/2024 - vinodolphin Likes this wine: 91 pointsThis has been a good one. Last bottle but still drinking well. A touch of dark fruit and a smooth long finish. |
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