The Derelict Vineyard Grenache, d'Arenberg xmastasting2023

The Derelict Vineyard Grenache, d'Arenberg xmastasting2023At a time when Grenache was considered un fashionable Chester Osborn maintained a vigilant search for old vine McLaren Vale Grenache vineyards, showing faith in a variety that has been central to dArenberg since the very beginning. His search unveiled a number of old bush vine and poorly maintained trellised vineyards in various states of disrepair. Many of these derelict vineyards were overgrown with native grasses and bracken ferns and werent being

100% Cabernet Franc

Established in 1998

Earthy blackberry

the recipe has been passed down through the generations and remains a closely guarded secret

The blend combines the attributes of the three major permitted grape varieties

which shows in biscuity and toasty flavours

The clarity and purity of this gin prevails in the clear tall glass bottle which also perfectly highlights the diverse range of botanicals

It was very sunny

focused fruit

Domaines Ott* has evolved to cope well in such conditions

Krug Rosé 26ème Édition is thus the result of complementing the selected plots’ wines of the year with reserve wines from 6 other years

which is standard among most wines from Verona at this price) to obtain ripe grapes (by reducing yields and picking later) and then