The Feral Fox Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, grilled salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Named after the clever wild foxes that roam the vineyards and feast on the sweet, ripe grapes at harvest time, 'The Feral Fox' is d'Arenberg's tribute to the cooler-climate Pinot Noir of South Australia. Sourced primarily from the Adelaide Hills, where the elevated, cooler conditions are ideal for this delicate variety, the wine is crafted using traditional methods. This includes gentle foot-treading in open fermenters and basket pressing, followed by aging in French oak. The result is a Pinot Noir that balances bright red cherry and wild strawberry fruit with rustic, savory undertones, earth, and gamey complexity, capturing the wild and untamed nature of its namesake.
🍾 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
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
13.5% - 14%