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At a time when Grenache was considered un-fashionable Chester Osborn maintained a vigilant search for old vine McLaren Vale Grenache vineyards, showing faith in a variety that has been central to d’Arenberg since the very beginning. His search unveiled a number of old bush vine and poorly maintained trellised vineyards in various states of disrepair. Many of these ‘derelict’ vineyards were overgrown with native grasses and bracken ferns and weren’t being used for grape production—one was even being used to graze horses! Restoring these vineyards has been a time consuming labour of love, and while they still have a slightly dishevelled appearance they are back producing very low yields of exceptional fruit.
The first sniff gives an indication that this is a Grenache of serious depth and structure. Dark cherry and plum stone are the dominate fruit characters with a lovely touch of lavender and violets overlaying cinnamon and nutmeg.
The palate moves from varietal fruit flavours and licorice to savoury elements of charred meats, dried herbs and dark chocolate. The oak influence is subtle and well integrated with charming powdery grippy tannins providing the finish with floral characters lingering.
Tight in its youth with darker elements brooding in the background waiting to emerge decanting will help this wine open up but ultimately it deserves to be cellared for a decade or more.
The first sniff gives an indication that this is a Grenache of serious depth and structure. Dark cherry and plum stone are the dominate fruit characters with a lovely touch of lavender and violets overlaying cinnamon and nutmeg.
The palate moves from varietal fruit flavours and licorice to savoury elements of charred meats, dried herbs and dark chocolate. The oak influence is subtle and well integrated with charming powdery grippy tannins providing the finish with floral characters lingering.
Tight in its youth with darker elements brooding in the background waiting to emerge decanting will help this wine open up but ultimately it deserves to be cellared for a decade or more.
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| Size | 75cl |
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| Country | Australia |
| Region | McLaren Vale |
| Vintage | 2006 |
| ABV | 15.50% |
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