Michelle picked this up at the Wine Expo, and it is no longer available. Sounds like that’s not a bad thing.
— Michelle’s Review —
This wine is a 90% Shiraz and 10% Viognier. I was assuming from trying similar blends that the Viognier would give the Shiraz a bit of a minerally edge, round out the pepper, mellow the dark fruit. I have to say, I was a bit hesitant buying this wine because of the experiences with other d’Arenberg wines. I found them a bit to “hot” for my liking. Well, this one happened to be the same. Perhaps I should have decanted it, let it breath for at least ½ hour…something. It literally burned my eyes as I brought it up to my nose. At 14.5% its so over the top alcohol. Personally I think that is a bit ridiculous. I lost everything in the tasting because of that hotness. Very disappointed. I would give it 2/5 for value (since it was about $25 from what I remember) and a rating of 75/100. Do people really enjoy that style? Alcohol so overwhelming it burns your eyes before it gets to the lips. Perhaps I am overly sensitive to it and I would love to hear if anyone else had the same experience.
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