Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Medium intensity petro, lemon, lime and white florals on the nose. Semi-sweet in style. Tropicals, lemon/lime, fruit blossoms, underripe green melon, light petro quality and beautifully soft minerals. d'Arenberg is like a 1920's factory. They push out around 3 million bottles a year. I'm not sure how they do it in such a dated facility that is so extremely tight quartered. They built this new crazy cube building. I'll show it in an upcoming post. It's all dedicated to adding various different visitor experiences. It's sort of an eyesore considering the McLaren Vale landscape. It also must have cost a fortune. I would have spent the money on new winemaking facilities first in an effort to continue to push the wine quality. To date, this was one of the more dated but also unclean winemaking facilities I've seen and I've seen a lot all over the world. Very surprising and even more surprising choice how to prioritize their Estate investments! Photos of their branding tent as you drive in and their old 1920's factory look. — 8 years ago

Natan Mladin

8.9

Bags of raspberry both in the nose and on the palate. Off dry with enveloping sweetness on approach, with slight minerality which may bother some, alcohol slightly jumpy towards the end with a bit too much acidity on exit. — 8 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

8.9

2014 vintage. Peach, pear, yellow Apple. Petro, wet stone and minerality. M acid, body and finish. Lemon rind. Balanced. — 9 years ago

Peidong Yang

9.2

Nice petro.... — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.4

Peach, petro, spice and honey. R/S. M+ acid and finish. Balanced. Honey and apricot. Great example and great price. — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.1

Jasmine, petro, lemon rind and orange blossom. M acid and body. Refreshing. M/m+ finish. A bit bitter in a good way. — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.5

Petro, ripe pear and apple. Honey, lime, minerality, sweet corn and wet stone. M+ acid. M body, long finish and complex. No doubt an old world wine. — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.0

Floral, citrus, minerality, petro, and white pepper. On the palate, lemon, m+ acid. Elegant. — 10 years ago

Peidong Yang

9.4

Nice petro smell, really like it! — 10 years ago

Chasing Jen

9.0

#GrenacheDay dinner with the girls, Alexandra Pappas and Michele Petro, loving the Tercero with southern collard greens. Heaven does exist. — 11 years ago

Joakim Andersson

9.2

Caught some petro notes on the first whiff but it disappeared quickly. Lots of dark fruit on the nose. Maturity is very noticeable both in smell and taste. Silky round tannins, balanced long finish with herbs, fruit and spice. — 8 years ago

JKT

9.1

GL tasting 2/1/17 Conterno Fantino. Earthy and mature red fruit strawberry with hints of petro? Young vines from barolo vineyards. Elegant yet firm but medium body with tannins in long finish. No new wood. Needs age! $29 good value. — 8 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.4

I love this producer. Fuji apples, chamomile, gardenia, petro, chalk/minerality and a bit candied. Off dry. M+ acid. Light body. Yellow Apple, honeycomb. Long finish. — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.0

2012 vintage. Petro, peach, apricot, and ripe lemon. R/S. M+ acid M body. Lemon rind and minerality. Long finish. — 9 years ago

David Lincoln

9.4

Love the petro and durian fruit nose. Reminds me of the first white wine that ever mesmerised me; an Austrian Riesling that eludes me. — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.2

Petro, honeycomb, ripe Apple, pear and peach. M+ acid. R/S. M body, m/m+ finish. Balanced with a medium finish. — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.4

Yellow Apple, pear, petro, lemon, minerality, gardenia,and white pepper. M+ acid and finish. M- body. Lemon, minerality. Long finish. A refreshing palate cleanser. — 9 years ago

JKT

8.9

Petro note on nose. Floral. Color is light. As is taste. — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.0

Classic Australian Riesling. A little residual sugar with lime and petro. Good on its own or with spicy food. — 10 years ago

John Allport

8.9

My boy Petro! #charleston #foodandwine — 10 years ago

JKT

9.4

Medium golden color and that floral petro nose with notes of hay and ripe white fruits. Medium body with great balance that carries into long finish. Not quite as lovely as'02 as remembered. Need to directly compare. Well after a few days in C as Cali bottle it opened up and the nose is lovely as it's the palate and finish. Delicious! Upping from 9.2 to 9.4. — 8 years ago

Peidong Yang

9.4

Great petro! Happy new year! — 8 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.5

Very aromatic. Perfume, white flowers and white pepper. Honeysuckle, crisp apple, white peach and...petro. Very Riesling like. M+ acid. M body. More stone fruit, citrus peel. A little oily on the palate. Great nose and palate. Long finish. — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.5

2010 vintage. Ripe Apple and pear. Petro, peach, gardenia, yes and rubber. M+ acid, m body. Bone dry. Ripe fruit. A bit bitter. Long finish. — 9 years ago

David Lincoln

9.0

Some petro, corn, ash, bracing acidity, lemon pith. Very clean. Enjoyable, but why not have a Riesling ;-). — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.0

Floral, gardenia. Petro, sour lemon, peach and spice. R/S. M+ acid, m body. Citrus. 2013 vintage. — 9 years ago

Rebecca Fletcher

9.0

Ripe Apple and pear. Petro and lemon. R/S M+ acid, m body. Lemon rind. — 9 years ago

Aya Lin

9.0

Citrus lime, pear/apricot, petro, and maybe some white flowers =). Dry/off dry, high in acidity. — 10 years ago

Howard Yang

9.2

Light to medium yellow, smells of Brie cheese, apricot, pineapple, white flower, and anise, medium body, tastes of glycerin, slightly petro, yellow plum, and honey, mildly spicy, delicate round mouthfeel, clean finish with a grassy undertone, delicious. — 10 years ago

Eric Bengston

9.5

Dry, hint of petro and bubbles! — 10 years ago