d’Arenberg The Money Spider Roussanne 2016
Legend (and back label) has it that the wine is so named after the “money spiders” that covered the first crop of Roussane in 2000, with popular belief is that kindness […]
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d’Arenberg The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2012
This wine has picked up a bit of bling in Asian wine shows in 2016 according to the little gold stickers: notably the Korea Wine Challenge (assumption there is South […]
d’Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz 2014
Price hasn’t changed from the 2013 release. New and used French and American oak for 18 months. d’Arenberg, The Footbolt Shiraz, McLaren Vale 2014 Good smells: heady and lovely mineral […]
d’Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz 2013
The apex of d’Arenberg’s Icon series. In 2013, it was number 18 in Wine Ark’s “most collected” list down 3 places from the previous rankings. In 2016, it’s moved down […]
d’Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings GSM 2013
The blend in the d’Arenberg Icon range, and arguably from Australia’s best G/S/M region. d’Arenberg, The Ironstone Pressings, G/S/M, McLaren Vale 2013 Grenache 67%,Shiraz 28% and Mourvedre 5%. Spiced and […]
d’Arenberg The Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
The pinnacle Cabernet for the d’Arenberg Icon series. d’Arenberg, The Coppermine Road, Cabernet Sauvignon, McLaren Vale 2013 This sits in the more savoury and herbaceous (not green) spectrum with pencils, […]
d’Arenberg The Noble Mud Pie 2015
I’d argue this is potentially the only blend of these two grapes, affected by Botrytis, anywhere in the world. But then again….I have been known to be wrong. d’Arenberg, The […]
d’Arenberg The Noble Prankster 2015
The biggest blend of the new Noble range from d’Arenberg. d’Arenberg, The Noble, Prankster, Chardonnay/Semillon/Viogner, McLaren Vale 2015 Light caramel gold in the glass. Nose of mushroom cap, wheaten biscuit, […]
d’Arenberg The Noble Wrinkled Riesling 2015
New packaging for the d’Arenberg “Noble” release wines, the Art Deco style works well here to provide gravitas to the juicy nectar contained within. d’Arenberg, The Noble, Wrinkled Riesling, McLaren […]
d’Arenberg Pollyanna Polly Sparkling NV
Label change after LVMH got a bit upset with cheeky Chester previously calling this bubbles “Dadd.” Now this one honours his mum Pauline, who was better known as Pollyanna Polly. […]
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