The Amaranthine Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-roasted lamb shanks, grilled ribeye steak, mature hard cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
The Amaranthine Shiraz represents a focused expression of McLaren Vale's ancient soils and exceptional microclimates. Named after the mythical, unfading amaranth flower, this wine is crafted to capture an everlasting intensity of flavor and structure. Sourced from select low-yielding vineyards, the fruit undergoes traditional fermentation in open fermenters before being gently pressed. The resulting wine is matured in a combination of new and older French and American oak barriques. This process coaxes out a deep, complex profile defined by dark plum, blackberry, exotic spices, and a distinctive earthy minerality, embodying the rugged beauty and timelessness of the South Australian landscape.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1912 by Joseph Osborn, d'Arenberg stands as an iconic pillar of McLaren Vale viticulture, stewarded today by fourth-generation chief winemaker Chester Osborn. The estate spans undulating coastal landscapes influenced by the moderating maritime winds of the Gulf St Vincent, resting upon complex, ancient geologies ranging from calcareous Terra Rossa to sandy loam and weathered limestone. Viticulture is rigorous and certified organic and biodynamic across all estate-owned and leased vineyards. While renowned for formidable Rhone-style reds, d'Arenberg's white winemaking upholds identical artisanal rigor: gentle whole-bunch basket pressing ensures minimal phenolics and purity of expression. From the racy, textural The Money Spider Roussanne and crisp The Dry Dam Riesling to the lusciously layered botrytised expressions The Noble Semillon and The Noble Botryotinia Fuckeliana, the wines epitomize balance, crystalline minerality, and vibrant natural acidity.
🍇 Grapes
Shiraz 100%
🍷 ABV
14.5%