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2001 d'ARENBERG Footbolt Shiraz, McLaren Vale
Australia Winemaker's Notes Outstanding dark, rich, intense and spicy Aussie
Shiraz. Four decades of young d'Arenberg Shiraz have been very consistent in
color, a deep red-purple, then the immediate hallmarks of spicy, lifted ripe
peppery mulberry and blackberry fruit aromas. Richer chocolate, stewed plum
mint and spicy, cedary pepper smells and often cinnamon follow the initial
attack of primary fruit characters.
The Footbolt Shiraz palate is consistently well structured as a young wine,
with terrific fruit and oak tannin providing great texture to support plum,
blackcurrant and rolling blackberry flavors especially on the mid-palate.
Often dark chocolate characters are quite evident too. This is followed by a
traditional, long, velvety, fine-grained tannin finish.
On the tongue, The Footbolt Shiraz maintains a wonderfully textured palate
with significant bottle age. Gentle, grainy black olive flavors balance the
sweeter coffee, chocolate and occasional mint characters. Malty, earthy and
distinctly savory characters on the rich middle palate dominate against soft
tannin and piquant acidity.
About
$15
07/02/04
Steve
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