2021 d’Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz 12 Pack

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Ray Jordan - Winepilot.com

This outstanding value for money Shiraz from McLaren Vale gets quite a deal of winemaking involvement, including the old-fashioned foot stomping part way through fermentation. It’s soft and immensely flavoursome with dark plummy blackberry nuances throughout. The use of basket presses contributes to its soft plush feel while the oak influence is carefully understated with a just a little spicy new oak lift.

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Ken Gargett - WinePilot.com

A cracking value McLaren Vale Shiraz from a top vintage, what more could you really want? Open fermenters for small batches which saw foot treading, before spending time in a combination of new and older French oak barriques. This is dark maroon/purple in colour, the aromas swirl through spicy notes, soy, coffee grinds, delicatessen meats, aniseed, vanilla, black olives, black fruits and chocolate. Good balance and impressive intensity of flavour that runs the full length of the wine. Silky tannins and good focus, this is a seamless style which offers a decade plus of good drinking (it really is good value). Cigar box notes emerge more on the finish, I like this a lot.