d'Arenberg Shiraz, Footbolt - 2022

Name: d'Arenberg Shiraz, Footbolt
Brand: D'Arenberg
SKU: 53094
Price: 19.96 USD
Availability: InStock

750 mL

Item # 53094

A rich, full-bodied red wine from McLaren Vale that is a classic as it's balanced yet fruit-forward and opulent on the palate. Aromas of blackberries, black pepper and licorice. Fermented and then aged in a mixture of new and used French oak barrels.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2022

Country

Australia

Region

South Australia

Sub-Region

McLaren Vale

Producer

D'Arenberg

Grape Variety

Shiraz

Staff Pick Notes

When I am asked for a recommendation for a wine from Australia I nearly always reach for this great McLaren Vale Shiraz, "Footbolt". This wine is named after d'Arenberg's founder's favorite racehorse, which he sold, with his entire stables, to raise the money to start this historic winery. It is a solid, very well-made wine that has a really quite nice balance. The nose is fresh with plum, fresh berries, and bold spices. Clove and cinnamon come to mind. The palate is super with lovely blackcurrant, nice ripe fruit, and a silky plush texture. The balance comes in the form of a nice portion of tannins on the finish. A great wine for you lovers of Aussie Shiraz out there. An even better one if you've never had the pleasure before. Cheers, Stephen W.

- SW

Pairing Advice

Made from very old vines in Australia's McLaren Vale district, this concentrated red is not a light wine by any means, but it is undeniably summery: flavors of sun-baked fruit coat the palate, and the refreshing acidity is just sharp enough to cut through all that fullness. More to the point for connoisseurs of outdoor dining, this plummy red goes extremely well with pork, especially the more portable varieties: rillettes, prosciutto, salami.

More About This Wine

Shiraz

We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...

Australia

Australian Shiraz (made from the grape called “Syrah” in other parts of the world) shows the essence of the outback: it’s big, bold, and a little rough around the edges. The vast country leaves lots of room for variation, however, with its many terroirs each yielding distinctively styled wines. The climate of South Australia’s McLaren Vale district is heavily influenced by the ocean; wines here typically show savory notes of olive and spice on the nose and deep berry flavors on the palate....

McLaren Vale

While the Barossa is the heart of the Australian wine industry and home to many of the big players, one has only to spend an hour traveling to the South Australia's McLaren Vale to find the home of some of the smaller players on the scene. With a microclimate heavily influenced by its proximity to the ocean and varied soils rich in iron or limestone, McLaren Vale Shiraz tends to exhibit more savory notes on the nose, adding olives and spice notes to its dark berry fruits (which take on...

South Australia

South Australia is home to nearly half the country's wine production as well as the center of premium Shiraz production. It contains the Clare Valley, Barossa Valley, Eden Valley, Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale, Padthaway, and Coonawarra regions.

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