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The Money Spider Roussanne, d'Arenberg 75cl

The Money Spider Roussanne, d'Arenberg 75cl

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Initially the palate is fresh and tight with lemon and lime characters dominating. It opens to ripe apple, white nectarine stone and creamy pine nuts, filling the mouth with complexity.

The Money Spider Roussanne, d'Arenberg 75cl

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The first crop of Roussanne from the 2000 vintage was found to be covered in a sea of tiny “Money Spiders” (Erigoninae). Popular belief is that kindness to these active little creatures will bring good luck, hopefully in the form of money. Being nature-lovers and slightly superstitious to boot, we refrained from sending the spiders to their death. Hence we were not able to release our first Roussanne until the 2001 vintage by which time the “Money Spiders” had learned their lesson and moved from the vineyard to the bushland surrounding the winery.

The nose is floral and expressive with orange blossom and honeysuckle alongside exotic tropical flavours of paw paw and fig, with a hint of gingerbread in the background.

Initially the palate is fresh and tight with lemon and lime characters dominating. It opens to ripe apple, white nectarine stone and creamy pine nuts, filling the mouth with complexity.

The palate has good weight with lively acidity and mineral notes lingering. With some bottle age it will open up and reveal further complexity and will cellar well for the next 4 to 6 years.

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Size	75cl
Country	Australia
Region	McLaren Vale
Vintage	2008
ABV	13.50%