Meg Herring

9.0

Hot pink and lively. 💗 — 7 years ago

Rich Bluth

9.0

Great GSM brought back from Australia. Thx. Mark!! — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

California butter, oak, buttered popcorn, citrus, and white florals on the nose. Palate also shows the same buttery oaky notes, but not as strong as some CA Chardonnay's. However, the mouthfeel does show it did spend some extra time on lees as it's creamy. Palate of; Lemon/lime, grapefruit, green apple, the oak on the palate shows a softer presence, secondary fruits are tropicals with dominate green melon, white flowers with good acidity and nice freshness. Spent 7 months in hogshead barrels (300 liters). Photos show the d'Arenberg cube that stands on the high hilltop. Opens later this year. I must say it really doesn't fit well into the McLaren Vale natural landscape in the other photo. Wonder how they got the plans approved with the MV Council?💰💰 — 8 years ago

Tom Wood

9.3

Despite it's borderline offensive tannin this is so structured and juicy. — 9 years ago

Henrik Poulsen

9.0

19.5% alc.
Harvested at 28 Brix. RS = 18 Brix. — 9 years ago

with Kenneth

Ian Malbon

9.0

One of my favorite whites over the last couple years, faintly sweet but packed with melon, white flowers and minerals. — 10 years ago

peishan and jeff

9.4

Elegant, soft tannins, beautiful blackberry jam nose — 10 years ago

Austin Beeman

9.4

Dark earthy. Powerful plum and hard spice. $90 — 11 years ago

Alex Tuttle

9.6

Yes that's crab behind. — 11 years ago

Sam Bee

9.9

Sticky Chardonnay — 12 years ago

Eric

9.3

Hasn’t budged since my last bottle a year ago. Inky, bloody, super concentrated red berries, white pepper, and menthol. Light years to go. — 7 years ago

Alec Jeffery

8.9

Very funky, meaty notes, tight, unsure where this will go. — 8 years ago

Tom Wood

9.0

Amidst it's other notes this wine, atomically, I've found to be so reminiscent of young coonawarra Cabernets with a freshness of black currant. It's taken half a day to truly show itself but this certainly has plenty of interest — 9 years ago

Pierre Costa

9.1

Lovely Cab. Very similar to D'Arenberg Cab Coppermibe road. Dark fruit, long finish with silky tannins. Recommended. — 9 years ago

Yana Rozenfeld

9.1

Delicious noble rot rose. Got to try it curtesy of a cool bartender at 9600 Kitchen at Breckenridge, CO — 9 years ago

Jessica Taylor

8.9

Plesantly fruity; goes well with our cod and haddock fish cake appetizer :)
— 10 years ago

with Simon

Semyon Nebolsín

8.9

Needs decanting — 10 years ago

Will Costello MS

Master Sommelier, Wine Director Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas

8.9

elegant but obvious for the uber ripe strawberry and cherry pie. 14.5 percent alcohol. — 11 years ago

Dirk Pitt.

9.5

Fascinating single vineyard wine #shiraz from @darenberg. Shows the diversity of McLaren Vale. — 11 years ago

Peter Strom

9.0

Fine wine, only 4 Stars due to better wines from same producer, drink wit joy — 12 years ago

Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.1

Super good with a few years age. Classic mclaren bakes notes of eucalyptus, dark chocolate and blackberry. Very very good. I miss Aussie wines and have been craving a massive one for long while — 7 years ago

Matthew Phillips

9.3

Needs time to open. Dry, leather, tannins. — 9 years ago

with Sophie

Matthew Phillips

9.2

In your face full on liquid apricots, quinces, nectar. — 9 years ago

with Sophie

Randall South

9.2

Getting better and better with time — 9 years ago

Winegirl Carter

8.9

Light and refreshing. I don't care for wines that are too sweet or dry, so this fit the bill. — 10 years ago

Nick Nick

9.0

Bang for ya buck!! — 10 years ago

Ibsen Santos

9.1

Yummy. Color: red, ruby, medium. Nose: cherries, sage Pallet: basil, cherries, sage, spices, jammy, acidity medium plus. Overall.... Hot bottle — 11 years ago

with Mr and Yadhira

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.6

Owned by zar brooks one of the original d'arenberg partners — 11 years ago

Arianne Schnalzer

9.3

Full body, off sweet, mushroom and earth and butter and zing. Nicely complex. — 12 years ago

Steve Matthiasson

Owner/Winemaker Matthiasson Wines

9.0

Ripe, soft, very Grenache-like, a lot of round Grenache power, tad flabby but nice deep ripe fruit. — 13 years ago