2010 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Love Grass

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 86 points

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  6/29/2016 - johnrm wrote: 85 Points

  Good colour. Fair fruit - raspberry, cherry, some dark fruits but slightly jammy. Decent acidity but not quite balanced. Less body and character than expected. A tannic finish. Disappointing at first but it opened with time and improved with food and others liked it quite a lot. I have raised my initial score a little.

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  4/20/2016 - Barry G Likes this wine: 79 Points

  NEWTS Tasting. D'Arenberg - Style over substance or substance over style (Newcastle upon Tyne): A much better wine. Nose is deep and smoky with a richer cooked fruit note. Earthy.
  
  Palate delivers chewy and slightly rigid tannin with spicy fruit yet fresh acidity. The fruit fades quickly leaving a tannic finish. It's ok.

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  11/27/2015 - hitechnomad Likes this wine: 90 Points

  a big, inky black soup of cigars, prune, cherry and cherry pits. very nice. very good acid/fruit/tannin balance. let breathe an hour at this point to soften the tannins a bit and let it open up. good for another 2-3 years.

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  8/18/2014 - socidelvino wrote: 87 Points

  Eye: deep purple. Nose: dried fruit, plums, high alcohol. Palate: jammy, moderate structure and finish.

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  12/17/2013 - red.red.vino wrote: 82 Points

  I am not a D'Arenberg ra-ra boy. I know this wine is a low label for these guys but it was still pretty plain Jane, especially for a $50 restaurant purchase. Stale, unscented and a typical D'Arenberg short finish. However it was rather inoffensive, although completely underwhelming is better put.

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