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 har siden udviklet sig til en af McLaren Vales mest ikoniske og traditionsrige familieejede vingårde i South Australia. Under ledelse af fjerdegenerations-vinmageren Chester Osborn arbejder vinhuset kompromisløst efter bæredygtige og traditionelle metoder, herunder certificeret økologisk og biodynamisk vindyrkning, fodtrædning af druerne samt kurvepresning. Vingården er berømt for sine finurlige vinenavne og den karakteristiske røde stribe på etiketten, og porteføljen spænder over en bred vifte af udtryksfulde vine med særligt fokus på Rhône-sorter, gamle Grenache-stokke og kraftfuld Shiraz. Signaturvine som 'The Dead Arm Shiraz' og 'The Ironstone Pressings' regnes i dag for absolutte milepæle, der forener regional dybde, kompleksitet og et fremragende lagringspotentiale.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Viognier, Marsanne
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
13.5% - 14%