December 3, 2019 - Nice wine. Good flavour. Some bight. Very slight oxidation.
December 23, 2018 - Very pleasant. Nice flowery nose, light fruit on the palate, medium finish. Good balance.
November 30, 2018 - Excellent wine.
August 6, 2017 - Visita D'Arenberg (Mclaren Vale): Degustazione in azienda. Nota breve. Naso interessante, vegetale di tabacco e sottobosco, ma anche polposo di frutta rossa spezie dolci e grafite. Al palato fresco e piuttosto sapido, con tannini che, se pur arrotondati, si fanno sentire. Buon finale. Anche questa bottiglia mai uscita dalla cantina. In una fase ancora giovanile
December 13, 2016 - Red-ish purple in colour, fragrant nose of flowers and ripe red fruit. On the palette, strawberries, violets and good length. More refined than I expected, given the region. Would probably benefit from around 2 more years or a good decant.
November 4, 2016 - Surprisingly nice. Gutsy for a grenache and feels like it will go for a few more years.
May 18, 2016 - Decanted for an hour. Tastes of strawberry, chocolate, minerals & salt. Still drinking well
August 26, 2015 - Quite light in colour: faded red rose petals. On the nose, attractive strawberry aroma and a whiff of alcohol. On the palate - oh! acid! That is surprising: not something I've encountered in any d'Arenberg before. A cherry and berry flavour to the sweet juice, and a kick of tannin in there somewhere; but by far the over-riding impression is of acid. Not sure what to make of it, to be honest. At first I thought it might be faulty, but with the right food (lamb, tonight) the acidity is just about held in check. I'm a big fan of this winery, and have enjoyed this wine before, but tonight it's not hanging together, and the acidity verges on overpowering. 14.5%, screwcap.
June 19, 2015 - Don't know how you could rate this <90pts. It's smooth and warm and strong!!
December 2, 2014 - Old vine, bush grenache that horses were using to nibble on. It yields about a quarter ton an acre. For some reason roasted snake meat comes to mind, in the best possible way, of course. Grenache with tannins. Its pretty darn amazing as it were.