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d'Arenberg Sticks & Stones Tempranillo Grenache Souzao 2006
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45% Tempranillo
38% Grenache
10% Tinta Cao
7% Souzao
"Cut flower stems, red jelly, blackberry, a little licorice and plenty of spice and cracked black pepper. It’s medium weight with a good set of dry tannin that makes it food friendly, savoury earthy and dried herb bits, and again, a red jelly sort of finish. All very interesting. Should take some age pretty well. I like it. There’s a drum beating somewhere in the distance. And some marching to Sousa (if not Souzao). Rated : 91 Points" - Gary Walsh, The Wine Front.
The floral nose is wonderfully earthy and balanced with blood plum and hints of violets. A subtle aged soft leather character is evident as the wine opens up. The palate is medium bodied with good weight. Red fruit and a pleasant boot polish character opens to tea leaves, spices, cracked pepper and dried herb on the back palate. The Grenache and Tempranillo work beautifully together and the Portuguese varieties of Tinta Cao and Souzao provide wonderful complexity and depth. Slatey minerality runs right through the palate with juicy acidity providing the backbone. The fine tannins are in check and provide for a long finish with spice characters lingering. Previous vintages of The Stick and Stones have benefited from bottle age and it envisaged this vintage will drink well through to 2018 or beyond.
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WBW Rating: 92/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: McLaren Vale SA |
Winemaker: Chester d’Arenberg Osborn
Drink now until: 2018
Alc/Vol: 14.5 %
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