The Money Spider Roussanne
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2026
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork belly, Thai green curry, seared scallops
✨ Technical Specifications
The Money Spider Roussanne owes its quirky name to the first crop of these grapes harvested at d'Arenberg in 2001. The young vines were covered in thousands of tiny, yellow-green Money Spiders. Believing it to be an omen of good fortune, and appreciating the spiders' natural pest-control efforts, winemaker Chester Osborn chose to leave them undisturbed, immortalizing them on the label. Grown in the warm maritime climate of McLaren Vale, South Australia, this single-varietal Roussanne is gently pressed using traditional basket presses and fermented in stainless steel to preserve its vibrant, exotic fruit profile. It offers a unique combination of stone fruit, green mango, and pistachio notes, underpinned by a distinct mineral acidity and a rich, textured mouthfeel derived from light lees contact.
🍾 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
Roussanne
🍷 ABV
13% - 13.5%