D Arenberg Wines

The nose exhibits classic Cabernet aromatics of blackcurrant leaf, violets and cigar box with an interesting twist of cooking spice and mustard seed These lovely savoury notes are followed through onto the palate but with an underlying sweet blackcurrant and mulberry fruitiness that builds as the wine evolves in your glass The initially cedary tannins start early and give the wine incredible length An intriguing fennel note starts adds freshness and lift to the long and lingering finish

This is not soft, squashy strawberry Starburst Grenache This is real Grenache Serious Grenache Grenache with an attitude It has the most phenomenally complex aroma of wild berries, pepper, mushroom, gravel and iron Depth, intensity and generous structure Wild strawberries and peppery spice dance amid earthy undertones and brooding tannins Decant to really show its true potential, then savour it slowly Drink now or over the next ten years Superb!

This is a great, honest, earthy Australian red made by the Osborn family from Langhorne Creek fruit The aromas evoke strawberries and dusty blackcurrants over red earth, baking under a blazing Aussie sun There are hints of eucalyptus, mint and Italian Amaro A cracking wine, and great value

Bright, fresh and light in alcohol, the Old Bean Truck white has guava, passionfruit and pineapple aromas and a slight waxy note It has sherbet-like tingly acidity, with toffee apple and melon flavours A straightforward, pleasurable wine, this is a McLaren Vale field blend mainly of Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling, made by the Osborn family

Beautiful perfume with blackberry, blueberry and middle eastern saffron spice on the nose Dusty, earthy aromas give way to layers of aniseed and black olive The palate beautifully follows the nose; mouth filling, generous, and not overtly sweet One to cellar for many moons From the first declared vintage in 1928, d'Arenberg fortified wines have been Shiraz based, and the vines that produced the original vintage still provide the grapes for this wine These old vines are stumpy, gnarled and deep rooted, distinguished by their small bunches of highly coloured and intensely flavoured grapes

Superbly indulgent, wonderfully rich and complex A nose strongly reminiscent of dried apricots is the very start of a vinous journey full of excesses The palate is equally dominated by these exorbitant apricot notes but of equal importance are the complexing flavours of ginger bread, tinned pineapple, honey, cinnamon and cumquat The weight of the wine is unrivalled but the whole package is neatly dragged back into check by the crisp acid backbone ensuring the bottle, once opened is unlikely to see out the evening

On the nose are lifted aromas of dark fruits, plums, mulberries with a hint of black cherries Fresh soil is also apparent, with an underlying note of exotic Indian spice The palate shows mulberries, black pepper and ripe plums, before a strong, lingering dark cherry spice meld with the more complex characters of quince paste, nutmeg and cinnamon

Delightful Summer sip, Sangiovese based that brings a pristine salmon-pink rose colour Fresh red berries on the nose are followed by sunny red-fruit flavours like strawberries, raspberries, cherries and watermelon The fresh fruit is lifted by a hint of sea spray bringing a vibrant freshness The finish is light and easy to enjoy

The nose exhibits classic Cabernet aromatics of blackcurrant leaf, violets and cigar box with an interesting twist of cooking spice and mustard seed These lovely savoury notes are followed through onto the palate but with an underlying sweet blackcurrant and mulberry fruitiness that builds as the wine evolves in your glass The initially cedary tannins start early and give the wine incredible length An intriguing fennel note starts adds freshness and lift to the long and lingering finish

Love Grass grows wildly in the vineyards surrounding the winery During vintage, the sticky, long stemmed flowers of the Love Grass affectionately attach themselves to the vineyard workers' socks They even get caught in the coat of the winery dog, Coco, and have to be brushed out by chief winemaker, Chester Osborn The additional varieties in this wine cling to Shiraz the same way that the Love Grass does, making a complex and food friendly Shiraz that is fresh and lively, black and red fruits, pepper, clove and cinnamon Ensure you take a moment to savour this wine and its complex mix of fruits evolving from tight and linear at first to rich, dark and exotic

On the nose we are struck by the typical dark fruits Plums, mulberries, fresh soil and more developed peaty like notes are all apparent, with an underlying lick of exotic Indian spice An abundance of fresh fruits on the palate marry well with the more complex characters of quince paste, cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise and earthy beetroot Driving the core of the wine is that vintage trademark in the form of graphite and wet stone This wine, while appearing open and generous already, will continue to age well thanks to the lively line of acidity and the abundance of fine gritty tannins

This wine displays a vibrant, deep plum colour with a dark brick-red edge The nose is packed with berries and spice with a darker background of black olive and freshly turned earth There is a luscious plum, blueberry, blackberry and raspberry core with secondary notes of clove and nutmeg As the wine opens more delicate nuances are revealed, with floral notes appearing on the nose and palate The tannins add a subtle grip and enticingly long finish This wine is named in honour of d'Arenberg's principal, Francis d'Arenberg Osborn, who is universally known as d'Arry d'Arry's original blend, first launched some four decades ago, was as is it appears today - a blend of Shiraz and Grenache grown on d'Arenberg's low yielding, 19th century vineyards

As uplifting as Pollyanna herself, this South Australian fizz emits darts of lemon zest, white blossom and marzipan, followed by a mouthful of stone fruit and a lovely lick of salt