The Hermit Crab Viognier Marsanne
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed within 1 to 4 years of vintage to capture its vibrant fruit and floral aromatics, though it can develop intriguing nutty and honeyed complexities with up to 6 years of careful cellaring.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Spicy Asian cuisine, roasted pork belly, creamy chicken curry
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
The Hermit Crab Viognier Marsanne is a wonderfully quirky and expressive white blend from McLaren Vale, named as a playful nod to the Hermitage appellation of France and the abundance of fossilized marine life—including hermit crabs—found in the region's ancient limestone soils. d'Arenberg was the first in Australia to commercially release a blend of these two classic Rhône varieties. To craft this wine, the grapes are gently pressed in traditional basket presses. A portion of the juice undergoes fermentation in seasoned French oak barriques to build a rich, textured mouthfeel, while the remainder is cool-fermented in stainless steel to preserve the vibrant, exotic fruit aromatics. The result is a beautifully balanced white showing luscious stone fruit characters alongside a savory, mineral complexity.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
d'Arenberg blev grundlagt i 1912 af Joseph Osborn og regnes i dag som en sand bastion i McLaren Vales vinverden. Ejendommen ledes i dag af fjerde generation, chefvinmager Chester Osborn, som viderefører arven med stor vision. Vinmarkerne breder sig over et bølgende kystlandskab, hvor de svalende havbriser fra Gulf St Vincent tempererer klimaet. Jordbunden rummer en kompleks og ældgammel geologi, der veksler mellem kalkholdig Terra Rossa, sandet muld og forvitret kalksten. Både egne og forpagtede parceller dyrkes efter kompromisløse, certificeret økologiske og biodynamiske principper. Selvom huset er særligt berømt for sine kraftfulde, Rhône-inspirerede rødvine, lægges der præcis samme håndværksmæssige præcision i hvidvinene. Her sikrer skånsom kurvepresning af hele drueklaser et minimalt fenoludtræk og et fuldstændig rent drueudtryk. Lige fra den ranke og teksturrige The Money Spider Roussanne og den sprøde The Dry Dam Riesling til de intenst facetterede botrytisvine The Noble Semillon og The Noble Botryotinia Fuckeliana stråler vinene med eksemplarisk balance, krystalklar mineralitet og en frisk, levende syre.
🍇 Druer
Viognier, Marsanne
🍷 ABV
13.5% - 14%