If there was ever to be a comfort wine, this would go pretty close.
A super wine to enjoy in front of a fire, whilst tucking into a heart warming casserole, or accompanying that square of chocolate wedged in the side of your mouth as you sip away.
A blend of Shiraz (59%) and Grenache (41%) there is a welcoming aroma of Christmas pudding, earthiness and bitter chocolate.
Concentrated flavours of black and red fruits, plums and plenty of depth, it is not hard to keep putting the glass to your mouth. Drying with grippy tannins, the warmth left in the mouth just begs for more. Often available well below the RRP ($21.95) and if you find it at the right price it definitely screams bargain.
Plenty of cellar life in it too.
Comfort wine? I reckon.
Who: d'Arenberg http://www.darenberg.com.au/
What: Shiraz Grenache (14.4% alc)
Where: McLaren Vale
When: 2009
How: $21.95
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