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• bacchus of knockholt Likes this wine: 91 points

  September 11, 2022 - Dark ruby to the rim. Blackcurrant and cedary notes with whiff of menthol. The palate is robust medium to full body with ripe blackcurrant and blackberry and cherry with a wonderful spicy note. My last bottle but this wine still has plenty of life. Long, satisfying finish.

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• thesternowl wrote: 94 points

  January 24, 2022 - I had a few members of the Tasting Group crew join me in a sort of, "help me drink down my cellar" gathering. Everyone had an opportunity to dig through the cellar and select a bottle of their choosing; the identity of the wine was kept from everyone else and then presented double-blind though, since the bottles were being pulled from my cellar, it wasn't a true double-blind situation for me. This was poured into a decanter and served within two hours of opening. The wine poured a deep ruby color, slightly turbid with a nearly opaque core. On the nose, the wine bursting with dark-over-red fruits; black currants and black cherry along with tobacco, bell pepper, leather, coffee, and baking spices. On the palate, the wine was dry and the structure was, overall, quite firm. The fruit set was confirmed and while the wine came across as vinous and fully mature, there was a rather remarkable freshness about it...and almost ageless quality. The tannins and acid were so refreshing. And then there was the texture which, I have to say, was quite noble. It was really hard for me to get away from the Left Bank in Bordeaux, from a great, warmer vintage. The question was: St. Julien or Pauliiac. I called 2000 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. I don't hate my call. This was a banger and going back to my notes, I really liked it back then too! It's worth mentioning that the Stelvin enclosure is the real deal folks. This has aged beautifully and has years and years to go. I wish I had more. Alas, this was my last bottle.

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• subguy87 Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 11, 2022 - Outstanding! Still full of tannins and needs to breathe before drinking. Very full bodied and one of the better/best Australian cabernet sauvignons. Have one more bottle left from my trip to the D'Arenberg tasting room in Adelaide, will wait a few more years to enjoy it. Wish I had more.

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• subguy87 Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 8, 2022 - Delicious! Dark red, full of tannin. Definitely a hint of pepper, dark berries. Very harsh rig out of bottle, but mellowed after 20-30 minutes. Still has a few years ahead of it, wish I had more. Will save my last bottle a few more years.

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• rjsmall Likes this wine:

  April 30, 2021 - Dense, dark red. White pepper, dark fruit and green peppers on the nose. Flavours of green peppers and dark fruits. Silky and rounded texture. Firm tannins with a long, smooth finish. Lovely. Drinking well.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer d'Arenberg
• Varietal Cabernet Sauvignon
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard The Coppermine Road
• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion Fleurieu
• Appellation McLaren Vale
• UPC Code 9311832317008

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• Pending Delivery 6 (1%)
• In Cellars 417 (48%)
• Consumed 440 (51%)

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