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D’Arenberg The Footbolt Shiraz 2021

92 POINT RATED RAY JORDAN WINE PILOT & 91 POINT RATED CHRISTINA PICKARD WINE ENTHUSIAST

^$ 21.99 /bottle by the straight dozen

Single bottle price ^$22^.99

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Why to buy:

92 Point Rated Ray Jordan, Wine Pilot
91 Point Rated Christina Pickard, Wine Enthusiast
90 Point Rated Ned Goodwin James Suckling
90 Point Rated Wine & Spirits Magazine

Specifications:

Vintage:	2021
Source/Region:	McLaren Vale, South Australia
Grape Variety:	Shiraz
Cellaring:	Drink now or cellar mid term
Bottle Top:	Stelvin
Alcohol Content:	14.50
Standard Drinks:	8.60
Rating:	92

Tasting Notes:

Throughout the years Footbolt is becoming the synonym of classic and consistent McLaren Vale Shiraz. Pour in your glass and you will see a crimson-purple colour with a subtle ruby halo. A swirl in the glass and fragrant aromas of dark plum, blackberry fruits, boysenberries, subtle black pepper and a touch of liquorice will come straight up. On the palate is where the wine becomes fascinating. Rich and opulent black fruits, plums, blackberries and boysenberries are intertwined with cured meat, mocha, peppery spices and a plush coat of red cherries. Tannins are ripe and velvety. Acidity, alcohol and oak balance are impeccable, the length ditto. Great drinking now but will cellar well too.

Technical:

Small batches of grapes are crushed gently and then transferred to five tonne headed down open fermenters. These batches remain separate until final blending. Foot treading is undertaken two thirds of the way through fermentation. The wine is then basket pressed and then transferred to a mixture of new and used French oak barriques to complete fermentation. The barrel ferments are aged on lees, and there is no racking until final blending. This wine does not undertake fining or filtration prior to bottling.

Accolades & Awards:

92 Point Rated - Ray Jordan Wine Pilot

"This outstanding value for money Shiraz from McLaren Vale gets quite a deal of winemaking involvement, including the old-fashioned foot stomping part way through fermentation. It’s soft and immensely flavoursome with dark plummy blackberry nuances throughout. The use of basket presses contributes to its soft plush feel while the oak influence is carefully understated with a just a little spicy new oak lift."

91 Point Rated - Christina Pickard, Wine Enthusiast

"Savory notes of sage and bay leaf are as forward on the nose as the plum and cherry notes. There's a lick of vanillin oak showing, too. The abundance of tangy fruit continues its journey in the mouth, lingering on the finish amidst a powerful, well-placed frame of tannins. Drink now–2031."

90 Point Rated - Ned Goodwin James Suckling

"Good shiraz, strongly regional, aromatic and attractive. While I query the dryness of the tannins here, there is ample pleasure to be found behind a veneer of violets, purple pastilles, blue fruit, iodine and licorice. A little reduction creates tension without ever becoming too hard. Drink or hold. Screw cap."

90 Point Rated - Wine & Spirits Magazine