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By Josh Raynolds
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Australia Rediscovers Its Mojo (Mar 2016), 3/1/2016, (See more on Vinous...)
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By Mike Bennie
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1/23/2015, (See more on The WINEFRONT...)
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By James Halliday
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1/6/2015, (See more on Halliday Wine Companion...)
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Wine Definition
- Vintage2012
- TypeRed
- Producerd'Arenberg
- VarietyShiraz
- DesignationThe Footbolt
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionFleurieu
- AppellationMcLaren Vale
- Display optionsDefault
- UPC/EAN Code767749002039, 9300633750794, 9311832348705
7/21/2021 - Scottybox wrote: 80 Points
Still a bit harsh (Tannins)
Better after an hour.
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6/25/2021 - SimonHo Likes this wine: 90 Points
Deep plum red, subtle matured fruit bouquet. Dark fruit, dryish on the body. Short on after taste. Could mature a couple more years with refined tannins.
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5/27/2021 - chatters wrote:
d'Arenberg with Chester Osborn (Strand Cellars, Croydon): Reductive initially with rubbery notes with time starts to show a little blackberry fruit and, with extreme agitation, it shows more concentrated plum and blackberry, spicy, touch of meatiness, a little leather in the mouth, over-concentrated, savoury, with tight chewy, grainy tannins, plummy and black pepper spice on the finish. Meh.
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5/7/2021 - SimonHo Likes this wine: 90 Points
Dark red with red berries bouquet. Mix of red and black plums. Nice body of dark fruit. Little short on after taste
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2/22/2018 - BigfootPMH wrote: 88 Points
The lack of fruit that previous vintages had combined with high alcohol makes this wine less than enjoyable.
The next day saw high levels of tannin that were not evident the day before.
With 5 more in the cellar, I don’t want to be hasty to judge, but I expected more from a 2012 vintage wine.
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