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d'Arenberg Grenache The Custodian 2009
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I'm always excited by Chester's wines and this release of The Custodian is sure to please.
"Grunty tannin and lots of sweet, ripe, opulent fruit. Crowd-pleasing style (as long as you have a sweet-tooth) though with the structure to see it age nicely over the medium term. A juicy wine. Herbs and spices in the background. Value plus." - Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
"A bright and juicy, forward and fresh, easy drinking wine, showing the variety's suitability to the region; red fruits with a savoury dried herb conclusion." - James Halliday
The nose is full of berries with clear notes raspberry and blueberry with cherry and plum adding to the mix. With a few swirls the wine opens further to reveal earth and spice notes.
Vibrant and fresh red fruits form a beautiful, luscious fruit core with white pepper and cinnamon spices emerging on the back palate. There is an earthy feel to the wine with grippy, mineral fruit tannins providing a long inish.
The vintage is clearly relected in the wine with ripe fruit characters well balanced with earth notes and layered secondary characters. The wine has the poise and structure to cellar well over the next decade.
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WBW Rating: 91/100
Closure: Stelvin
Region: McLaren Vale SA |
Winemaker: Chester d’Arenberg Osborn
Drink now until: 2016
Alc/Vol: 14.5 %
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