Oh goodness. Another label from d’Arenberg. Sangiovese here. Mid priced. Gets the d’Arry treatment: basket pressed and then off to old French oak to finish fermentation and 8 months maturation.

d’Arenberg, The Mind Palace, Sangiovese, McLaren Vale, 2022

Cherry and strawberry red fruit flesh, stalky kitchen herb leaf and some woody oak. Hints of choc/licorice  bullets, lavender, double cream, cola syrup, McLaren Vale mineral, fruit toast and baked blueberry. Medium weight, blue to red fruit that trends downwards a little towards the finish. Intrigue studded with those garden/kitchen herbs. Tannin profile is framing, a little waxy and toothsome. The herbed, sour and almost soupy feel wants food to celebrate and lift.

RRP: $32
Alc: 14%
Rating: 91/100

Wine sample courtesy of d’Arenberg