Another Zoom tasting, this time with Chester Osborn, proprietor of the pretty well known D'Arenberg wines from McLaren Vale in South Australia. A comprehensive tasting of 7 wines (out of the 76 [!] in the D'Arenberg stable). Two whites and five reds:
Hermit Crab Viognier Marsanne 2018
Lucky lizard Chardonnay 2017
Stump jump Red 2016
D’Arry’s Original Shiraz Grenache 2016
Laughing Magpie Shiraz Viognier 2016
Coppermine Road Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Dead Arm Shiraz 2017
The Hermit Crab was for me the pick of the two whites, and the Laughing Magpie and the Coppermine Road were both excellent. The Dead Arm Shiraz won wine of the year in a London tasting last year, I liked it, but maybe it was just too late to properly savour it.
All in all, a really solid tasting, and Chester is a complete character. Full of energy at 7am local time in Adelaide.