d'Arenberg Wines HERMIT CRAB Viognier/Marsanne South Australia

Well-balanced, restrained blend of these two perfumed varieties with honeyed apricot fruit on the palate and a lovely steely citrus character, it is a worthy gold medal winner but sadly in short supply. The Hermit Crab McLaren Vale Viognier Marsanne has a green, brilliant mid-straw colour and exhibits fresh and tropical fruit with a strong emphasis on stone fruits, pineapple, mango and honeysuckle. The youthful palate is immediately luscious with those tropical fruit, honeysuckle and stone fruit flavours balanced by fresh grapefruit and light butter tastes, before a long persistent fruit finish. Why the name Hermit Crab? Many of McLaren Vale's vineyards are on free- draining soils underlain with limestone, formed by the calcareous remains of the local fauna which lived in the shallow seas which once covered what is now McLaren Vale. One such creature was the Hermit Crab, a reclusive little critter, which still inhabits the cast off shells of other crustaceans on our coastlines. The Osborn family and Chester in particular thought this was exactly the right name for this first ever blend of these two varieties from McLaren Vale. This is because the Hermit Crab is best enjoyed with shell food and seafood dishes, and the fact that 'Hermit' is the abbreviation of the name of the region in France where the Marsanne grape predominates. (12 x 75 cl)

d'Arenberg THE LAST DITCH Viognier McLaren Vale South Australia from Australia, South Australia, McLaren Vale by d'Arenberg McLaren Vale SA (6 x 75 cl)

The wacky team at d'Arenberg continue to expand their range of wines along with their ever-eccentric labels. Lime and honeysuckle are backed up by floral pear-drop hints (12 x 75 cl)

d'Arenberg Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier has a vivid dark purple colour. The Viognier adds fragrance and the perfume of flowers, nectarines, ginger and herbs, serving to enhance the very ripe spectrum of the Shiraz, namely blackberry, blueberry and boysenberry. These same characters are also evident on the palate and prevail with a smooth glycerol impact, following through to the mid palate with fruity tannin. The structure has an accent on fine structure and a gritty long fruit tannin. (6 x 75 cl)

d'Arenberg CADENZIA GSM McLaren Vale South Australia from Australia, South Australia, McLaren Vale by d'Arenberg McLaren Vale SA (6 x 75 cl)

d'Arenberg DERELICT VINEYARD Grenache McLaren Vale South Australia from Australia, South Australia, McLaren Vale by d'Arenberg McLaren Vale SA (6 x 75 cl)

d'Arenberg DERELICT VINEYARD Grenache McLaren Vale South Australia from Australia, South Australia, McLaren Vale by d'Arenberg McLaren Vale SA (6 x 75 cl)

d'Arenberg STICKS & STONES Tempranillo Grenache Sousao McLaren Vale South Australia from Australia, South Australia, McLaren Vale by d'Arenberg McLaren Vale SA (6 x 75 cl)

d'Arenberg STICKS & STONES Tempranillo Grenache Sousao McLaren Vale South Australia from Australia, South Australia, McLaren Vale by d'Arenberg McLaren Vale SA (6 x 75 cl)