2004 d'Arenberg The Sticks & Stones McLaren Vale
Vineyard: d'Arenberg
Price: $27.99
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Varietal: Tempranillo Blend
Style: Red Wine
Region: Australia > South Australia > Adelaide > Fleurieu > McLaren Vale
Other Vintages: 2003 2002
Drink By 2015
WINEMAKER'S NOTE
Blend: Tempranillo, Grenache, Souzao The palate is immediately fruity with all sorts of red and blackberries, lots of dark cherries, boysenberries and a seam of violets working through. It is rich and juicy with lively, gritty tannins. A very long earth and dried herb end with a twist of liquorice and blackberry completes the finish. This is a big wine built for the long haul. Recommended to be cellared for many years. “Deep ruby. A complex bouquet of blackberry jam, candied licorice, cured toba...
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  • International Wine Cellar
    Deep ruby. A complex bouquet of blackberry jam, candied licorice, cured tobacco, fudge and espresso. Very sweet and lush, with a confectionery tone to the dark berry flavors and a suave, velvety texture. Firms up on the finish but maintains impressive sweetness. This would compare nicely to most new-wave Spanish wines, but here the oak is more successfully integrated here than in many newfangled Iberian examples.
  • CellarTracker Community Tasting Notes
    Community Tasting Notes (average 87.4 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 9 notes)
  • James Halliday
  • Vintage Chart
    Rating for Australia-South Australia-Adelaide-Fleurieu-McLaren Vale: 91 (slightly better than average year)<br/><br/>Drinkability: young, aging quickly, could be good now<br/>