d'Arenberg 2004 The Footbolt Shiraz

[anacostiakat]

Picked this one up on recommendation. With the cost at 13.99 USD I figured it was worth a shot.

As it came out of the bottle and tumbled into my glass the lush deep ruby red impressed me.

Even before the first taste I keep breathing in the wonderful smell coming out of the glass. I could not get enough of it. :-D

Alas the first taste and subsequent ones as well gave me a very nice bodied black currant or berry and cherry.

This bottle was blending with the '04 Don Alejandro I fired up just after pouring. The licorice and spicelike finish and the vegetal earthiness of the cigar working together wonderfully.

Crap, I hope they have more of this stuff when I get back to my beverage store.

[El Presidente]

It is an excellent quaffer ;-)

[nugget]

» Picked this one up on recommendation. With the cost at 13.99 USD I figured

I love the wine, picked up 2 doz of 2000 for about what you paid but AUD and it's great.

Not sure what more current vintages are like but I'm sure good drinking.:-)

[CelticBasque]

I've been searching for ANYTHING from D'Arenberg for a year or so now...

Just bought a 2005 bottle of "The Stump Jump" Red last weekend and just now found the last two bottles of '04 TFS on my new wine site.

Thanks for the hearty recommendation!! ;-)

[skid11]

If you like Cab Sauv............... Try the d"Arenberg "High Trellis" you won't be dissapointed.

Generally d"A make wines that will cellar for years but I personally like the big raw tannins and alcohol of these wines so I drink em young.