2002 d'Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings MCLAREN VALE AUSTRALIA Red Wine Grenache

Description

2002 d'Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings, MCLAREN VALE, AUSTRALIA Red Wine
Wine Enthusiast 89 Points
Predominantly Grenache, with Mouvedre and Shiraz
Drink from 2010-2022
Awards:
San Francisco International Wine Competition, 2004: Silver
750ml bottle
Wine Making Process:
"Small batches of grapes are gently crushed 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 transferred to a mixture of new and used French oak barriques to complete fermentation. The barrel ferments are aged on lees, there is no racking until final blending and no fining or filtration."
Behind The Name:
Most of McLaren Vale's acclaimed and historic vineyards are impregnated with ancient, decomposed laterite granite known as ironstone. Its extraordinary rusty redbrown colour is derived from the iron oxides present in the stone. The larger pieces were cleared from the vineyards in the late 1880's and utilised in many of the buildings at d'Arenberg, most notably the old stables.
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