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2007 d'Arenberg The Galvo Garage
Red Bordeaux Blend
- Australia
- South Australia
- Fleurieu
- McLaren Vale
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Community Tasting Notes 17
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MelindaH Likes this wine: 88 points
August 4, 2019 - Still deeply inky maroon in the glass. Rich cassis on the nose. Hotly alcoholic in the mouth, with the cassis to the fore. Elegance is added and the fruit tempered by that petit verdot and cabernet franc. Tannins are still grippy but balanced with the abundance of fruit remaining. Nice acid. Hugely enjoyable and a very long finish. To be a real contender in my quest for New World bargains to replace pricey Bordeaux, this would need less alcohol-heat but it was a delicious Sunday lunch offering which felt special enough and at £17 a few years back, I'm happy
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chanote44 Likes this wine: 88 points
February 13, 2015 - Not bad. A little plummy with smoke, oak and tart cherry. The finish is a little disjointed with some bitter tannins. Overall pleasant but not sure it will ever improve.
Well I was wrong. I gassed this bottle and revisited it 3 days later. Now, it is a beautiful soft integrated wine. Give it a few more years and a proper decant, maybe a 91.1 person found this helpful Comments (1) -
chatters wrote:
May 9, 2014 - Green herbaceous notes coupled with jammy black (blackcurrant and plum) fruit overtones. It's all a bit out of whack and, perhaps, never going to be in whack. Double decanted an hour before consumption.
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bbcc66 Likes this wine: 89 points
April 27, 2014 - Decanted for about 2 hrs. Nice dark fruit nose. Tastes of dark fruits that were consistent throughout the bottle. Fruit-forward (in a good way).
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peternelson wrote: 90 points
August 7, 2013 - Explosive plummy fruit, blackberry, cherry, currant, oak, caramel-molasses note; a bit gooey, jammy with spice notes. Cloudy, unfiltered, rich, diffuse. Fun contrast to the Bordeaux, and even Napa cabs in this tasting. Enjoyed this wine this time. Maybe because it was freshly opened.
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By David Lawrason
10/12/2011 (link)(D'arenberg The Galvo Garage, Mclaren Vale/Adelaide Hills, South Australia red) Subscribe to see review text.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2007
- Type Red
- Producer d'Arenberg
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation The Galvo Garage
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Australia
- Region South Australia
- SubRegion Fleurieu
- Appellation McLaren Vale
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 80 (41%)
- Consumed 117 (59%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
89% Like It 9 votes
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- Familyd'Arenberg The Galvo Garage
- Producerd'Arenberg
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionFleurieu
- AppellationMcLaren Vale
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- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionFleurieu
- AppellationMcLaren Vale