d'Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings McLaren Vale Grenache Shi 2019

This iconic GSM from d'Arenberg is frequently a standout release. This 2019 no exception. Two Golds, and scores of 96 and 95pts, it's a complex delight. "This a powerful expression from a dry and warm year, but it’s leavened with some suppleness of texture and an energy of delivery – when given air. It has a hard-won quality, with craggy, rocky mineral notes and scrubby dried herbs, fruit notes both red and black – savoury but not desiccated – cured meats, licorice and tar. The tannins have the commanding house signature, but there is a certain refinement here, a succulence not always on show. 95pts" (Marcus Ellis, The Halliday Wine Companion). "There’s a lot happening here, all in the savoury spectrum and it is framed by firmly focused, yet finest of grained tannins. Flows very long, with detail and drive carried by those intense tannins. No rush to open this, but when you do it will sing with a standing rib roast of beef. 96pts” Stuart Knox, The Real Review.