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Red
2010 d'Arenberg Shiraz JRO Afflatus Single Site
Shiraz
- Australia
- South Australia
- Fleurieu
- McLaren Vale
Label borrowed from 2012
Community Tasting Notes 6
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tanduybui Likes this wine: 94 points
September 8, 2023 - Needs air to talk but when it does, a fantastic wine.
Still lovely youthful colour, the wine has plenty of complexity on the nose. Full of exotic spice, leather and violet aromas, the body is supple that is being carried by sublime freshness and tension. Leather, tobacco, blueberry and dark red plums dominate the body. Fine finish with hints of a still a long future ahead of it.
Drink now to 10+ years. -
Madera16 Likes this wine:
August 28, 2023 - So rich, yet balanced, just big and young. Very good. Could go much longer.
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austinbeeman- austinbeeman.com Likes this wine: 98 points
September 24, 2020 - Masterful Shiraz/Syrah. Spicy and complex. Strong dark black hard candy and melting eucalyptus. Arguably the best value for premium Syrah in the world.
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Cag4 wrote: 90 points
December 31, 2018 - Good, but... I kind of feel like we’ve either waited too long, or not long enough. Mid-palate seems to have gone kind of watery. Long finish, but mostly dominated by tannins. Have another bottle, so perhaps we’ll wait a few years and see if it pulls together.
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RebeccaDeVaney Likes this wine: 92 points
May 7, 2014 - If you love D'Arenberg's Dead Arm as much as I do, you won't be disappointed by this 2010 JRO Afflatus Single Vineyard bottle of Shiraz. By comparison, this bottle is less fruit forward than the Dead Arm, instead displaying higher notes of spice, dark chocolate and black olives. This unconfused Shiraz also contains hints of eucalyptus, black pepper and mulberries, along with heavy earthy, mineral elements. This well-structured wine was not only tannic, it was Ti-Tannic and could benefit from a few more years in the cellar.
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By James Suckling
7/26/2020 (link)(d'Arenberg Shiraz McLaren Vale J.R.O. Afflatus, Red, Australia) Subscribe to see review text.
Halliday Wine Companion
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By James Halliday
7/24/2012 (link)(d'Arenberg J.R.O Afflatus Single Vineyard McLaren Vale Shiraz) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Josh Raynolds
July/August 2012, IWC Issue #163 (link)(d'Arenberg Shiraz JRO Afflatus Scarce Earth Single Vineyard McLaren Vale) Subscribe to see review text.
RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
5/18/2015 (link) 92 points(d'Arenberg Shiraz JRO Afflatus Single Site) Saturated very dark red violet color; aromatic, savory, soot, charcoal, tart red berry nose; savory, soot, charcoal, tart red berry palate with near medium acidity; long finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2010
- Type Red
- Producer d'Arenberg
- Varietal Shiraz
- Designation JRO Afflatus Single Site
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Australia
- Region South Australia
- SubRegion Fleurieu
- Appellation McLaren Vale
- UPC Code 9311832807004
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 21 (55%)
- Consumed 17 (45%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionFleurieu
- AppellationMcLaren Vale
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