d'Arenberg The Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
-
Parker
Robert
Product Details
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
Primary mulberry aromas are also evident on the palate. Combined with some blueberry, cassis and sweet rhubarb flavors dominating the typically rich & intense sweet, cedary middle palate flavors. These are followed by a typically firm but fine-grained tannin extended texture overlaying soft plum which deceptively disguises the rich powerful cassis and blackcurrant flavors.
The emphasis is on powerful full-bodied varietal fruit flavor integrated with barrel fermented and oak matured characters falling into the cedary, smokey and cashew spectrum.
Professional Ratings
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Other Vintages
2017-
Suckling
James -
Spectator
Wine
-
Parker
Robert -
Suckling
James
-
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Parker
Robert
-
Parker
Robert -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Parker
Robert -
Spirits
Wine & -
Enthusiast
Wine
-
Parker
Robert
-
Parker
Robert
-
Parker
Robert
-
Parker
Robert
-
Parker
Robert
-
Parker
Robert
-
Parker
Robert -
Spirits
Wine &
d'Arenberg is one of the undisputed kings of Australian Shiraz and other Rhone varieties that have historically defined the region. A century on, their vineyards have grown to some 450 acres in McLaren Vale, including Shiraz dating back to d'Arenberg's first plantings in 1912, and nearly one-third of McLaren Vale's old bush-vine Grenache. Fourth generation winemaker, Chester Osborn, recently converted all of the family's vineyards to organics and biodynamics and moved to solar energy in the winery. All the while, in terms of winemaking, not much has changed--all the wines are basket-pressed, the reds foot-trodden during fermentation; everything is done in small batches, leading to an impressive array of bottlings every year, each showing a different facet of McLaren Vale terroir. Having been inducted into Wine & Spirits Magazine's Hall of Fame for earning a place on its Top 100 Wineries nine times, this accolade is a reflection of d'Arenberg's revered reputation worldwide.