Tasting Note

                 Sydney Time

           Copyright © Ric Einstein 2008

d'Arenberg 2005 Cadenzia SASep2007 is a GSM blend that is sealed under screwcap and will have a recommended retail price of $25 when it is released in the October/November time frame. The bouquet is lightly and subtly perfumed with spicy aromatics and meaty aspects below; overall it shows good complexity. A serious wine, it has an immense tannins structure from the drying, smooth, dusty tannins which are well matched to the pure, strong fruit. It's a muscular, firm, solid, tight and yet considering its sledge hammer like tannins, it’s almost elegant. With cherry and milk chocolate, there is also a fair amount of minerality, but it needs ages for the tannins to resolve. Rated as Recommended with *** for value, the rating should improve as the wine matures around 2011. Oh, did I mention the tannins?