D’Arenberg Footbolt Shiraz 2022

The team keep the batches for this wine separate until blending. Traditional foot treading is used 2/3^rds of the way through fermentation, followed by basket pressing. Maturation is in a mix of new and older French and American oak barriques. The colour here is a vibrant crimson magenta, made in an earthy style with notes of plums, red fruits, bay leaves, chocolate, animal fur and cloves. The wine is of medium length with juicy acidity running the length. It provides attractive drinking and lingers pleasantly with fine, satiny tannins on the finish. Easy drinking, this is a crowd pleaser and will remain so for the next six to ten years.