Country: Australia / d’Arry’s Original
Variety: Shiraz-Grenache South Australia
Winery: D’Arenberg / McLaren Vale
This 50-50 blend is firm, focused and rich, offering attractive aromas of mint, vanilla, cedar and red-skinned plums. Flavors turn darker, suggesting espresso and chocolate, but enlivened by bright acids. A wine worth holding a few years, priced at $20? Buy now, drink after 2020.