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2005 d'Arenberg The Hermit Crab
White Rhone Blend
- Australia
- South Australia
- Fleurieu
- McLaren Vale
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Community Tasting Notes 61
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Giggs wrote: 84 points
November 22, 2012 - Old, but not undrinkable. Mature, soapy, browned raisin, caramel, warm, creamy, pineapple.
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kahuna75 wrote: 88 points
May 29, 2011 - consistent with prior notes - enjoyable right out of the bottle...no glass required
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kahuna75 wrote: 88 points
May 22, 2011 - really nice with some age on it- surprised really - enjoying this chilled the once bigger lychee/citrus fruits have faded a bit but it is really drinking nicely and the acidity is good- a touch of petrol - there is a small hollow point before the finish.
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Omar Khayyam wrote: 88 points
November 21, 2009 - roses and marzipan: for USD 12 this is a very good wine: has weight but also finesse. the balance of sweet asian fruits and semi sweet lightness and deep nutty weight is exact and it is even better with a few years on it. if you find this in your local wine store - go buy a case.
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jschopf wrote: flawed
June 20, 2009 - A bit of mercaptin? Faint onion/garlic on the nose. Even less on the palate where I could see this wold have been a nice wine.
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By James Halliday
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RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
4/28/2008 (link) 81 points(d'Arenberg The Hermit Crab) Group's #5 (my #6) – 42 pts; 0, 2, 2, 4 – Canary yellow color; pungent, white cheese, Durien and pineapple nose; tart, tight, narrow, oaky, herbal, grapefruit palate, rather disjointed; short-medium finish (70% Viognier, 30% Marsanne)
Wine Library TV
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
Wine ratings?, Episode #178, 2/7/2007 (link) 91+ points(D'ARENBERG THE HERMIT CRAB) #1; COLOR-light golden; NOSE-Wow--peaches & cream, nice lemon peel, little grapefruit & petrol coming through, Classic Rhone; TASTE-Wow--Real Wine Alert!!, this is a Remarkable effort (like $30-40 Rhone wines), well made, great complexity, perfect tannin structure, heavy, very complex, w/ Chicken Pot Pie; RP-90; GV-91+
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type White
- Producer d'Arenberg
- Varietal White Rhone Blend
- Designation The Hermit Crab
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Australia
- Region South Australia
- SubRegion Fleurieu
- Appellation McLaren Vale
- UPC Codes 0931183201800, 311832018004, 767749002312
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 47 (16%)
- Consumed 254 (84%)
Food Pairing
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- Producerd'Arenberg
- VarietyWhite Rhone Blend
- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionFleurieu
- AppellationMcLaren Vale
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