d'Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 1995 750mL

Chester Osborn, the remarkable person behind this enormous array of both impeccably high quality and value-priced wines, deserves considerable accolades for what he is able to achieve at all price ranges. If you love Australian wines, d’Arenberg is a winery to seek out as these offerings all possess abundant soul as well as character. In short, the accolades that proprietor/winemaker Chester Osborn receives not only from The Wine Advocate, but virtually everybody in the wine world, are all well deserved.

Wine Advocate  The red wines are all exuberantly fruity, cleanly made rich wines. Among the more limited edition offerings are several wines that represent some of d'Arenberg's finest parcels, all of which are basket-pressed. For example, most readers will love the 1995 Ironstone Pressings, a Grenache/Shiraz blend that is a terrific, fruity, interesting wine of very high quality. It is medium to full-bodied, with loads of black fruits (plums, blackberries and cherries) in its aromas and flavors. Viscous and massive in the mouth, the wine is long and pure. This wine has low acidity and a voluptuous style. ..... read more

Australian Wine Companion  Medium red-purple; clean, chocolatey/minty/earthy/red cherry aromas with a nice touch of oak on the bouquet. The palate is rich, full and dense, with dusty tannins running throughout, before drying off slightly on the finish. ..... read more