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d’Arenberg The Custodian Grenache 2012

Delightfully ripened and varietal, with floral, faintly meaty and spicy aromas of redcurrants, blueberries, blood plums and figs backed by restrained older oak influences and a hint of rose petal. ItÕs long and smooth, with an elegant length of vibrant blueberries, redcurrants and plums underpinned by a fine, crunchy spine and finishing with a fresh, mouthwatering acidity.

Vintage

2012

Year to Drink

2020 - 2024+

Jeremy’s score

92 / 100

Seal Type

Screw top

Category:
d'Arenberg The Custodian Grenache
McLaren Vale
Price Range at Release: $20-$29
Vintage: 2020
Alc %: 14.5
$ Rel: 22
Delightfully ripened and varietal, with floral, faintly meaty and spicy aromas of redcurrants, blueberries, blood plums and figs backed by restrained older oak influences and a hint of rose petal. ItÕs long and smooth, with an elegant length of vibrant blueberries, redcurrants and plums underpinned by a fine, crunchy spine and finishing with a fresh, mouthwatering acidity.
Last Date Tasted: 7/10/2023
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Vintage
Score/100
Score/20
Year To Drink
2020
8114.8

2022-2025
2014
9217.8

2026-2034
2013
9117.4

2021-2025+
2012
9217.7

2020-2024+
2011
9017.2

2019-2023+
2009
8816.4

2014-2017+
2008
8916.8

2016-2020
2007
9318.0

2015-2019+
2006
9017.0

2011-2014
2005
8716.2

2007-2010+
2004
9017.1

2006-2009+
2002
9217.9

2010-2014
2001
8916.7

2009-2013
2000
9217.8

2005-2008
1999
9117.4

2004-2007+
1998
8716.3

2003-2006
1997
9217.8

2002-2005
1996
9117.6

2004-2008
1995
9318.2

2003-2007
1994
8916.8

1999-2002

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:
www.darenberg.com.au
Email:
[email protected]

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