HdR 2012 - D'Arenberg Tasting

Tasted Saturday, April 28, 2012 by OneLastSyrah with 605 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 2010 d'Arenberg Roussanne The Money Spider 88 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

    Very light straw in the glass. Crisp peach nose with light honeysuckle. Medium to light bodied with ripe light stone fruit. Fairly tasty.

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  • 2010 d'Arenberg The Hermit Crab 89 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

    Pale straw in the glass. Lightly floral with a touch of a sweet almond note. Medium bodied, fresh, pleasant.

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Flight 2 (10 Notes)

  • 2009 d'Arenberg Mourvèdre The Twentyeight Road

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

    Somewhat translucent dark garnet. Fragrant with lots of new oak. Somewhat astringent. I don't care for this.

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  • 2009 d'Arenberg Grenache The Derelict Vineyard

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

    Translucent dark garnet in the glass. Fragrant cherry, new oak, a touch of port-like bottle sweetness, eucalyptus. Ripe sweet cherry fruit. Okay.

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  • 2009 d'Arenberg The Cadenzia

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

    Mostly opaque dark garnet in the glass. Aromas of meat, minerals, and cherry on the nose. Medium full bodied with ripe supple cherry and licorice. Not bad.

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  • 2008 d'Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz-Viognier 90 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

    Pretty much opaque dark garnet in the glass. Light apricot on the nose with a touch of meat and berry. Medium full bodied with flavors echoing the nose. This is cofermented at 15% Viognier, then they blend in Dead Arm reject barrels to bring it to the desired level of Viognier given the vintage.

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  • 2008 d'Arenberg The Wild Pixie 89 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

    95% Shiraz, 5% Roussanne. Pretty much opaque dark garnet in the glass. Nutty lifted cherry and honey on the nose. Interesting. Medium full bodied. The palate is a bit simple relative to the nose with straightforward dark fruit.

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  • 2008 d'Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

    Ripe cherry and spices on the nose. Medium full bodied on the palate with ripe fruit but retaining a savory element across the palate. Not bad.

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  • 2008 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead Arm 92 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

    This is grown on original rootstock and named after a virus that kills arms of the vine. Opaque dark garnet in the glass - a little inky. Sweet oak toast on the nose. Full bodied with ripe berry fruit. Fairly lush but there are tannins lurking underneath. This is pretty good, but seems a little over the top at 11am and after tasting through the rather delicate Northern Rhone wines of Les Vin de Vienne.

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  • 2009 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Eight Iron Scarce Earth Single Vineyard 92 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

    Opaque dark garnet in the glass. Fragrant new oak with a floral element on the nose. Overall a pretty nice nose. Ripe berry fruit on the palate that comes across as brighter and a bit less heavy and brooding than the Dead Arm. Apparently the grapes for this wine are usually included in Dead Arm. 92-93.

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  • 2009 d'Arenberg Grenache Blewitt Springs 91 Points

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

    Translucent dark ruby garnet in the glass. Sweet oak and ripe cherry nose. Bright crunchy cherry fruit on the palate. Pretty good.

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  • 2009 d'Arenberg Grenache The Beautiful View

    Australia, South Australia, Fleurieu, McLaren Vale

    Slightly translucent dark garnet in the glass. Somewhat earthy, dry dusty nose with slate and cherry. The palate shows ripe somewhat crunchy cherry fruit and slate. Okay.

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Flight 3 (1 Note)

  • 2010 d'Arenberg The Noble Mud Pie

    Australia, South Australia

    Golden in the glass. Fragrant honey and stone fruit. Very sweet with nectar-like flavors. Not bad, but a bit too sweet for my preferences.

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