d'Arenberg Cadenzia Grenache/Shiraz/Mourvedre 2009 75cl

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Colour
Red
Vintage
2009
Producer
d'Arenberg
Country
AUSTRALIA
Region
MCLAREN VALE
Alcohol
14.5%
Product code
14ARE7B2009
Availability
20 cases
Grape Variety
48% Grenache, 47% Shiraz, 5% Mourvedre

Tasting Notes

Intense red cherry appearance when poured suggests a full bodied complex dry red. Intense red cherry, cranberry, kirsch notes appear with a subtle background of pepper, stone fruit kernels and nutty spiced oak. The palate is full and lush dominated with red fruits intertwined with meaty potpourri characters, savoury dry herb notes and rounded soft tannins balanced with silky acidity.

Vinification Details.

Fully ripened parcels of Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre are gently crushed separately in our Demoisy open mouthed, rubber-toothed crusher. Small batch Fermentation takes place in traditional headed-down open fermenters, followed by foot-treading. The skins from the still fermenting wine were basket-pressed in a 19th century Coq and Bromley & Tregoning basket presses. Fermentation was completed in French and American oak barriques with a maturation period of 10 months. The Grenache is a blend of The Derelict Vineyard and darker components of the Custodian selections, while the Shiraz is The Laughing Magpie. This wine has nearly as much Shiraz as Grenache in the blend which has produced quite a different style to other Grenache based wines in the range.

Producer Information

Joseph Rowe Osborn, founder of d'Arenberg and patron of the turf, bought his first McLaren Vale vineyards with the winnings of his racehorse, Footbolt, whose name lives on in Shiraz form. His grandson d'Arry and great-grandson Chester inherited the business and have built it into one of Australia's best loved wineries. The last decade has seen Chester develop a range of white wines every bit as individual and thrilling as the reds with which the company made its name. With the iconic red stripe labels and funky names d'Arenberg's wines have a loyal following, eager for more of the rich, concentrated fruit for which they are famous.

Regional info.

McLaren Vale wines are distinguished by their ripeness and elegance. It excels at producing Shiraz, Grenache, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay. The soils of McLaren Vale vary greatly and are very randomly distributed because the area is made up of glacial deposits, beach sand and limestone. Vines are planted on a wide variety of soils including podsolic soils of low fertility, fertile red-brown earths, terra rossa, rendzina, soldolic and dark cracking soils. McLaren Vale's climate is of the Mediterranean type: warm dry summers and cool wet winters, with low relative humidity and relatively high evaporation. In McLaren Vale, the risk of rainfall or frost during the harvest period is rare and this is one of the reasons why the region is such a marvellously predictable place to grow grapes and make premium wines.

More information

makers name

Chester d’Arenberg Osborn

wine ph

3.45