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D'Arenberg Love Grass Shiraz 2004

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Winery:
d'Arenberg Wines Pty
Varietal:
Syrah
Region:
Australia > South Australia
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2011
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User Tags:  stone fruits, berry, (tree) fruit, plum, flower, spices, cellar, cherry, dessert, red 


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What to Expect

Australia has certainly made Syrah its own, even bestowing it with a new name: Shiraz. In the warm, dry climate of Australia this noble grape, responsible for some of the grandest wines of France, produces an intense, unique expression that is distinctly Australian. The ripe grapes take on classic notes of black pepper and leather that add depth and complexity to the black cherry and plum fruits on the palate. Australian Shiraz has typically been aged in American Oak barrels which impart the wine with a distinct note of vanilla that can add to the impression of ripeness many of these wines have, but the time in barrel also allows the wines a chance to settle and reveal their rich, voluptuously styled mouthfeel.

Winemakers Notes

A cooler year in 2004 produced darkly-colored Shiraz fruit of expressive floral notes, spice, mulberries and a slight cassis undertone. Plum and cherry fruits are evident on the juicy palate, with lifted violets, cloves, and smoked bacon for complexity. The wine finishes with mulberry tar-like characters and firm, gritty tannins fanning out across the back palate.

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Snooth User: Gregory Dal Piaz
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Dal Piaz
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Opening a bit stewy with strong black pepper overtones, this settles down offering great spice tones with light smoke and floral notes over a gentle and appealing bit of cow patty. A big, rich mouthful of wine that is chewy and layered with plum and prune tones that have a gamy edge. Adds notes of dried orchard fruits and freshens up in the glass adding a bit of florality and becoming more boysenberried. Very well balanced with solid length this is both interesting and enjoyable. 91pts


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Snooth User: vigna uva vino
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Tried this red from downunder at a blind tasting at snooth conducted by Greg Dal Piaz, and this was one of my favorites out of the 12 sampled. At first on the nose I got high alcohol and vanilla, but ultimately opened to a kind of sweet, fruit bomb, with blueberries on the side. Refreshing and jammy with hints of lavender, a suggestion of fruit rind, white pepper and a smokey undercurrent.


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Snooth User: adamlevin
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Big and brawny. Not my style, but there is some elegance here. Plum and jam on the nose with a spicy palate. Finish is very short which is good for a wine of this size. Everyone else in the crowd seemed to like it.


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Snooth User: genevievegrant
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Peppery and bold.


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Wine Tasting NotesThe palate is juicy with weighty, red-fruited Shiraz dominated by plums, rhubarb, cherries, strawberries, mulberry, smoked bacon, white pepper and flower characters then a level of black currants and fragrant spice from the Cabernet and Petit Verdot appear. On the second sip a lovely mulberry tar-like character of Merlot starts to fill the palate with vivid, deep-red cherry flavors mixed with a hint of sage leaf, cloves and turmeric from the Petit Verdot which fans out across the finish with a grippy but polished finish.


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The palate is juicy with weighty, red-fruited Shiraz dominated by plums, rhubarb, cherries, strawberries, mulberry, smoked bacon, white pepper and flower characters then a level of black currants and fragrant spice from the Cabernet and Petit Verdot appear. On the second sip a lovely mulberry tar-like character of Merlot starts to fill the palate with vivid, deep-red cherry flavors mixed with a hint of sage leaf, cloves and turmeric from the Petit Verdot which fans out across the finish with a grippy but polished finish. About Love Grass A wild grass, the Lovegrass often grows in the vineyards. read more...


 

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