Producer Wine Name Varietal Reviewer Rating Vintage Cost
Producerd'Arenberg  Wine NameThe Ironstone Pressings  VarietalBlended Red  ReviewerMike Taylor  RatingExcellent  Vintage1999  Cost$65.00 
The Ironstone Pressings is a blend of Grenache (70%), Shiraz (25%) and Mourvèdre ( 5%). All fruit is sourced from McLaren Vale. The 1999 vintage is worthy of high praise and plenty of drinking enjoyment.

The wine starts off with a medium garnet core that fades to an amber/orange rim, showing touches of age. The nose is full of wonderful aromas including, but not limited, to gooseberry, anise, tar, clove and chocolate. In the mouth the wine shines as well. Soft fine-grained tannins along with fresh acidity provide structure to the ample body. The wine's pleasing finish reminded me that this vintage still has bottle time left for future enjoyment.
Color Type Maturity Appellation Country State County Region
ColorRed  TypeTable  MaturityDeveloping  AppellationMcLaren Vale  CountryAustralia  StateSouth Australia  County  RegionSouth Eastern Australia 
Date added: May 09, 2007
Superb: 95-100 | Excellent: 90-94 | Very Good: 85-89 | Good: 80-84 | Ordinary: 75-79 | Undrinkable: 50-74