The Love Grass Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-roasted lamb shanks, grilled ribeye steak, wild mushroom and lentil ragout
✨ Technical Specifications
Named after the resilient, sticky weed (Eragrostis curvula) that grows abundantly in the McLaren Vale vineyards and stubbornly clings to the socks of vineyard workers, d'Arenberg's 'The Love Grass' Shiraz is a classic representation of the region's generous style. Grown on ancient soils under a maritime climate, the grapes undergo traditional foot-treading and gentle basket pressing before aging in a combination of French and American oak. This hands-on, traditional approach coaxes out a dark, brooding, yet lively expression of Shiraz, marked by rich black fruits, licorice, savory spices, and a rustic, earthy complexity that reflects the untamed nature of the vineyard floor.
🍾 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
🍷 ABV
14.0% - 14.5%