d’Arenberg, McLaren Vale, The Hermit Crab 2008 The nose features a combo of the herbaceousness that we can find with Marsanne and the overt peaches that we often see with Viognier. The mouth shows us an oily richness overtop of peaches – thick and mouth-filling.
Tasted again in June 2010 the signature characteristics of the grapes carry on very nicely.
This vintage is composed of 72% Viognier and 28% Marsanne. Grown, vinified and bottled under Stelvin in McLaren Vale 13.5% $12.49 at Bottle Barn
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Nice review Ray. d’Arenberg also make some stunning single varietal wines with white Rhone grapes – The Last Ditch Viognier & The Money Spider Roussanne…definitely worth checking out!
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I’ll second that. I had a chance to visit the winery when I was studying at Adelaide. It’s amazing when you think they must be making more wines in a single vintage than 10 Bordeaux producers combined – well that might be an exaggeration. RJ
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