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d'Arenberg The Coppermine, Cabernet Sauvignon
Description: 1997, A typical Cabernet with a strong blackcurrant aroma. Very intense and powerful on the palate. Great aging ... more  d'Arenberg The Coppermine, Cabernet Sauvignon ... potential. Newest Review: ... this cost is because this wine comes from a very rare, low-yielding variety of Cabernet Sauvignon that is now all but ... more ... extinct. The grapes are carefully picked and crushed, then the juice is fermented in open vats with the skins still in the mix. It's then barrelled in French and American oak, where it undergoes "malo" (malolactic fermentation) to give it body and a softer, non-acidic finish.
In the glass, this is a classic Cabernet purple colour, smelling of blackcurrents and spices. Everyone tastes these things differently, but for me, this tasted slightly chocolatey, with a dash of cinnamon and a something slightly acidic ...more |
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d'Arenberg The Coppermine, Cabernet Sauvignon: A wine from the brink of extinction (315 words)
by LadyAudley - written on 09.01.08 (Very useful, 23 readings)
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D'Arenberg frequently win awards at international wine competitions. Taste their bottles and it's not difficult to see why: they make huge, nay, stonking, bottles that stand out a mile. Their style is new world to a T - this is big, juicy, ripe consumer-friendly stuff. 'The Coppermine Road' is not a cheap bottle - we're talking £18 for a bottle of this Aussie red. In part, this cost is because this wine comes from a very rare, low-yielding variety of Cabernet Sauvignon that is now all but extinct. The grapes are carefully picked and crushed, then the juice is fermented in open vats with the skins still in the mix. It's then barrelled in French and ...
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