d’Arenberg The Sticks & Stones 2010 (McLaren Vale, SA)
This blend of Tempranillo (41%), Grenache (41%), Souzao (15%) and Tinta Cao (3%) has always been an unknown in the ‘core’ d’Arenberg range, the blend hard to pin down.
This year it tastes more like a d’Arenberg McLaren Vale red than a Tempranillo blend, dominated by the tilled earthy meaty wildness of so many modern d’Arenbarg reds, cut with the chewy, earthen, sweet and sour dryness too. It’s sweet and sour and less than clean, the earthiness awkward, drying and unpolished, with little fun to be had.
Details: 13.9% alc. $30RRP
Source: Sample
Tasted: Dec 14
Drink: 2014-2022
Score: 15/20, 83/100
Would I buy it? No.
Buy online: d’arenberg website
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