d'Arenberg, Vintage Fortified Shiraz, McLaren Vale
d'Arenberg · South Australia › McLaren Vale › Australia
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
90
/100
Reviews
5
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Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
66
Reviews
90.2
Avg Score
94
Highest
Taster #9577
· Oct 9, 2020
93/100
Wonderfully different, fully integrated and beautifully constructed. Very happy I kept it this long, though I do believe it will last for a fair few years yet.
2004 vintage
Taster #7131
· Nov 17, 2018
85/100
Getting tired. Drink up.
2000 vintage
Taster #3783
· Jun 7, 2014
Drunk from a half-bottle. Interesting blend of shiraz and Chambourcin, the latter representing 32%. Apparently the shiraz comes from a block destined for the Dead Arm and is left on the vine for a further couple of weeks. The addition of the Chambourcin was apparently an error but it does work well. At 9 years, the flavours are coming together very nicely. There is no oak treatment and fruit is definitely to the fore. Plenty of plenty of berry and …
2005 vintage
Taster #0357
· Feb 12, 2011
87/100
Syrah / Shiraz night : Dark ruby. One-dimensional bouquet. Not hugesly "shiraz" but I guess it is there. Sweet and fruity. No noticeable benefit in having aged this for a few years from a bottle I tried on release. It's quite pleasant but has none of the complexity and darkness of real port.
2004 vintage
Taster #7996
· Sep 18, 2010
92/100
WOW. Not very much porto style, darker and deeper. Excellent pairing to a cigar.
2004 vintage
Taster #4998
· Oct 23, 2003
94/100
Lancashire Life Lunch at Thyme at the Sirloin, Hoghton (Thyme at the Sirloin, Hoghton, Lancashire) : A really very nice scented herbal nose. Blackcurrant and licorice on the palate. Gorgeous. Excellent. It went tolerably with the b/currant and licorice ice-cream, but was massacred by the prune and armagnac parfait. Not a good match.
2000 vintage