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Under the Liquor Control Reform Act 1998 it's an offence:
- to supply alcohol to a person under the age of 18 years )
Penalty exceeds $6,000)
- for a person under the age of 18 years to purchase or
receive liquor. (Penalty exceeds $500)
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d’Arenberg ’The Money Spider’ Roussanne 2007
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NOTES
The name Money Spider originated in 2000. Our first small crop of Roussanne was harvested and held in a shed for an hour while the crusher was being prepared. Meanwhile, a sea of tiny spiders “Money Spiders” (Erigoninae) crawled to the top of the load and started furiously spinning a cover of webs. Being slightly superstitious we didn’t want to harm them as they are considered good luck charms. We removed the Money Spiders as best we could and then crushed the grapes. Things went well over the next few weeks until a cellar hand accidentally…, well that’s another story but subsequently the curse prevailed.
TASTING NOTES
In its youth, The Money Spider Roussanne has a brilliant mid-straw colour with a lifted aromatic mix of flowery notes (cut flower stems), spiced fruit, dried wheat, green almond notes with a citrus/stone fruit mix of peach stones, citrus oil and orange blossoms. As the wine opens up there are edges of grassy, gooseberry herbaceous notes. The palate is youthful and bold with an element of lees characters from fermentation mixed with notes of citrus, dried herb, feijoa, honeysuckle and spice, ending with subtle tannins and a long, dry, slatey mineral green stonefruits/green almond finish. The balance between fruit flavour, density, penetrating length and acidity is superb and very precise. Near perfect already!
OTHER NOTES
Aromas of peach, citrus zest, florals, wax and some sweet grassy overtones. On the palate flavours of orange, peach juice, spice, honey, sweet grass and what is that flavour..pear perhaps? Fairly rich but just over medium bodied with crisp acidty and some nicely weighted phenolics. Finishes with spiced pear and honey flavours. Good stuff. - 90 Points Gary Walsh, Winorama September 6 2007
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