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d’Arenberg The Last Ditch Viognier 2004
A spicy and slightly confectionary expression of peach and apricot flavours, backed by musky scents of cloves and cinnamon. There’s a hint of floral perfume about the nose, with undertones of a light earthiness. Soft, juicy and viscous, the palate is slightly cooked and oily, but offers a pleasing length of flavour before a nutty, spicy finish without the heat seen so often in contemporary viognier.
Vintage
2004
Peak years to drink
2005 - 2006
Jeremy's score
87 / 100
Seal type
Screw top
d'Arenberg The Last Ditch Viognier
Adelaide Hills
Price Range at Release: $20-$29
Vintage: 2014
Alc %: 12.6
A spicy and slightly confectionary expression of peach and apricot flavours, backed by musky scents of cloves and cinnamon. There's a hint of floral perfume about the nose, with undertones of a light earthiness. Soft, juicy and viscous, the palate is slightly cooked and oily, but offers a pleasing length of flavour before a nutty, spicy finish without the heat seen so often in contemporary viognier.
Last Date Tasted: 8/06/2015
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Vintage
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Score/100
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Year To Drink
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2014
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84 | 15.3 | 2016-2019  |
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2009
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87 | 16.0 | 2011-2014 |
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2008
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91 | 17.5 | 2010-2013 |
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2007
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91 | 17.6 | 2009-2012 |
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2006
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88 | 16.5 | 2007-2008+ |
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2005
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88 | 16.6 | 2006-2007+ |
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2004
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87 | 16.3 | 2005-2006 |
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2003
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82 | 14.9 | 2004-2005 |
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2002
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87 | 16.3 | 2003-2004+ |
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2001
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89 | 16.7 | 2003-2006 |
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Winery
d'Arenberg
d'Arenberg is surely one of the planet's largest makers of quality grenache-based red wine. Based in McLaren Vale, a region fortuitously blessed with large, ancient vineyards of this southern Rhône variety, this idiosyncratic winery somehow manages to make a wider range of wines each year and keep itself at the cutting edge of labelling anti-puffery (viz. The Noble Wrinkled Riesling et al). d'Arenberg's style is to fashion table wines of complexity and rustic charm. This approach is in evidence across a wide range of varieties and blends, with a strong emphasis on southern Rhône combinations. Other wines, such as the Dead Arm Shiraz and the Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon are rather more McLaren Vale and contemporary, although not entirely lacking in winemaker-derived character and complexity.
Chief Executive(s):
Chester Osborn
Winemaker:
Chester Osborn, Jack Walton
Viticulturist:
Giulio Dimasi
Production Dozen:
260000
Tonnes Processed:
2000 - 3000
White Wines
The Broken Fishplate Sauvignon Blanc >The Dry Dam Riesling >The Hermit Crab Viognier Marsanne Blend >The Last Ditch Viognier >The Lucky Lizard Chardonnay >The Money Spider Roussanne >The Noble Viognier Semillon Marsanne >The Noble Wrinkled Riesling >The Olive Grove Chardonnay >The Other Side Chardonnay >The Stump Jump White Blend >
Red Wines
The Cadenzia Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre >The Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon >The Custodian Grenache >The Custodian-Deep Sand Grenache >The Custodian-Loam Grenache >The Custodian-Sand On Clay Grenache >The Dead Arm Shiraz >The Derelict Vineyard Grenache >The Feral Fox Pinot Noir >The Footbolt Shiraz >The Galvo Garage Cabernet Blend >The High Trellis Cabernet Sauvignon >The Ironstone Pressings Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre Blend >The Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier >The Mind Palace Sangiovese >The Peppermint Paddock Chambourcin >The Peppermint Paddock Sparkling Chambourcin >The Sticks & Stones Dry Red >The Twentyeight Road Mourvedre >Vintage Fortified Shiraz >d'Arry's Original Shiraz Grenache >
Address:
58 Osborn Road , McLaren Vale , South Australia 5171 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, 10am - 5pm
Principal Wine Region:
McLaren Vale
Telephone:
(08) 8329 4888
Facsimile:
(08) 8323 9862
Website:
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