Who can say no to a wine from Australia's most widely planted variety, Shiraz? We certainly don't. Concentrated ripe red and black fruit, sweet spicy aromas, velvety mouthfeel, and peppery SUPER aftertaste. All these, characteristics adorn the princess of Australia and make her unsurpassed!
d'Arenberg is located in one of South Australia's most picturesque wine regions, McLaren Vale. Joseph Osborn in 1912, gave up his great love for the racecourse and his very successful racehorse farm and bought the estate, which would later become the iconic d'Arenberg winery. Today it has passed into the hands of the 4th generation, Chester Osborn, who is committed to producing very distinctive and expressive wines. Its operation follows certified organic and biodynamic principles, according to Sustainable Winegrowing Australia (SWA), and it belongs to one of the families, who in 2009 founded Australia's First Families of Wine. A group of the first families to make wine in Australia and now have 48 generations of stories to tell the world!
The winery runs on solar panels and 70% less plastic, while some grape pressings are still completely traditional, in large open presses! Of course, the visitable area of the winery is also unique, a modern building of unique architecture that harmonizes completely with the traditional vineyards! The famous d'Arenberg Cube!
For The FootBolt, the Shiraz grapes are split into small batches and pressed lightly and separately. A percentage of them are traditionally trodden with feet and up to a point the fermentations take place in open tanks. Fermentation is completed in new and used French and American oak barrels, and they are left in contact with the lees to sculpt the tannins and give a very soft note of smoke. The wine is bottled unfiltered and gives a very elegant, yet dynamic result!
And what would be the best way for Osborn to let us know about it? He named him after his best racehorse!
