1998 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Footbolt

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 88 points

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  1/13/2021 - chatters wrote:

  First Wednesday Wine Club (Napoli in Bocca, Haberfield): Served blind.
  Plums, cream, sweet spice, a little wood glue and peppery spice. Juicy, plenty of tannins, black hued fruits, leathery. Hmm.
  I guessed Mclaren Vale Shiraz 1998

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  9/24/2018 - RWallace wrote: 87 Points

  [2018-09-24] – Color: Medium garnet with light reddish colored rim. Bouquet: Light notes of black cherry, black plum and prune, accompanied with underbrush and earth. Palate: Fruit fade with black plum and muted black cherry, and cola. Short finish, with very light tannin on the front palate but disappearing on the mid palate. Drinkable as a food accompaniment, but a bit tired in my opinion.

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  6/25/2018 - phill mz Likes this wine:

  From Magnum. Bright cherry red with some garnet hues. Spicy fruitcake nose and depth of palate which shows its regional origins. By no means a big chewy wine but shows a bit of class. Oak showing but not dominant. Pleasant drinking now.

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  9/11/2016 - johnrm Likes this wine: 91 Points

  The last of a case. The sweet damson and Victoria plum fruit is still there with touches of eucalyptus on the middle palate.
  Very heavy deposit; left for 2 hours after decanting. A good rich colour with a little browning. Very smooth with excellent mouthfeel and balance. There are still cherries on the mid palate. Rich, spicy 'Christmas pudding' flavours emerged. Something of the 'raspberry jam' mentioned earlier is still evident on the aroma and palate. (This is not a criticism but youthful flavours reminiscent of Scottish (Duerr's) raspberry jam are unusual for me in a South Australian Shiraz.) These flavours morphed into rich Maraschino cherry liqueur in the later stages. Surprisingly complex and, at this stage in its life, it certainly tastes like a much younger wine.
  Rich, sweet, smooth, characterful Shiraz at its peak - most enjoyable. If you have any, don't hold back but give it time to open. It won't get better IMO.

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  9/6/2016 - Hollowine wrote:

  Surprisingly, still alive. Won't call it out as spectacular, but had solid palate of cherry with good finish and acidity. Definitely on the decline, I'd drink these up.

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