d'Arenberg The Wild Pixie Shiraz 2018

An internationally award-winning shiraz. Yep, we can wax lyrical about this wine and it’s prestige. However, we really love it for the idiosyncratic leap it takes out of the glass, enveloping you with a whirl of aromas. Shiraz made in this way, elevates from the stereotype.  Think of it as classic McLaren Vale shiraz, that threw on an expensive perfume. How does that happen? Well, there’s an old-school French winemaking technique at play here. Done with so much deftness, it heightens the aromatics beyond ‘just another shiraz’ to a place of pure enticement. Inky in colour, it’s rich, yet far from heavy, this slinky shiraz moves to reveal dark berry fruits, a hint of liquorice and classic mouth puckering tannins.