Winery d'Arenberg - The Footbolt Shiraz

Winery d'ArenbergThe Footbolt Shiraz

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The The Footbolt Shiraz of Winery d'Arenberg is a red wine from the region of McLaren Vale of Australie du Sud.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the The Footbolt Shiraz from the Winery d'Arenberg

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the The Footbolt Shiraz of Winery d'Arenberg in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, chocolate

Wine with spices taste

pepper, cinnamon

Wine with earth taste

leather, smoke

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with vegetal taste

grass, rhubarb

Wine with floral taste

lavender, violet

On the nose the The Footbolt Shiraz of Winery d'Arenberg in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of cream, cola or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of microbio, earth or non oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery d'Arenberg's The Footbolt Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.6°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Primitivo

From Croatia where it is called crljenak kastelanski or pribidrag. According to genetic analyses carried out by Professor Carole Meredith of California University in Davis (United States), it is related to the Croatian plavac mali and Zinfandel. It is also found in South Africa, New Zealand, Chile, Brazil, Germany, Bulgaria, Albania, Italy under the name of Primitivo, Malta, Greece, Portugal and to some extent in Croatia. In the United States (California), it is one of the most widely planted grape varieties, having been introduced in the 1830s well before Primitivo. In France, it is registered in the official catalogue of vine varieties on the A1 list under the name Primitivo.

Last vintages of this wine

The Footbolt Shiraz - 2019
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
The Footbolt Shiraz - 2017
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
The Footbolt Shiraz - 2016
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
The Footbolt Shiraz - 2015
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
The Footbolt Shiraz - 2014
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
The Footbolt Shiraz - 2013
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
The Footbolt Shiraz - 2012
In the top 100 of of McLaren Vale wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50

The best vintages of The Footbolt Shiraz from Winery d'Arenberg are 2002, 1999, 2000, 2017 and 2003.

Informations about the Winery d'Arenberg

The winery offers 103 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 30 of the best estates in the region
It is located in McLaren Vale in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery d'Arenberg is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 81 wines for sale in the of McLaren Vale to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 3500 of of Australia wines
In the top 300 of of McLaren Vale wines
In the top 60000 of red wines
In the top 95000 wines of the world

The wine region of McLaren Vale

The wine region of McLaren Vale is located in the region of Fleurieu of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 599 estates and châteaux in the of McLaren Vale, producing 2626 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of McLaren Vale go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

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