Grenache (39%), Shiraz (38%), Mourvèdre (23%)
A brooding concotion of dark, sweet and savory notes. Plum, dark cherry, game, earth and black pepper. The palate adds mulberry, raspberry with beautiful lifted spice and mineral grit. There’s no shortage of flavor here. ~winery notes

Wine Spectator 87
Robust and peppery, with dense tannins and abundant earth and black olive overtones to the core of wild berry flavors. Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvèdre. Drink now.

Wine Enthusiast 87
A nose of strawberry and plum jam, backed by licorice, mocha, green
peppercorn and a Szechuan spice note, leads to a full figured palate that is muscular and a little warm alcohol-wise, but isn’t without freshness. Tannins creep in slowly but eventually envelop the tongue, ending pinched and drying,
with some woodiness showing, too.

d’Arenberg is one of the undisputed kings of Australian Shiraz and other Rhone varieties that have historically defined the region. A century on, their vineyards have grown to some 450 acres in McLaren Vale, including Shiraz dating back to d’Arenberg’s first plantings in 1912, and nearly one-third of McLaren Vale’s old bush-vine Grenache. Fourth generation winemaker, Chester Osborn, recently converted all of the family’s vineyards to organics and biodynamics and moved to solar energy in the winery. All the while, in terms of winemaking, not much has changed—all the wines are basket-pressed, the reds foot-trodden during fermentation; everything is done in small batches, leading to an impressive array of bottlings every year, each showing a different facet of McLaren Vale terroir. Having been inducted into Wine & Spirits Magazine’s Hall of Fame for earning a place on its Top 100 Wineries nine times, this accolade is a reflection of d’Arenberg’s revered reputation worldwide.