The Icons

The ‘Icon’ wines are our biggest and most ‘serious’’ wines here at d’Arenberg. The Dead Arm Shiraz, The Coppermine Road and The Ironstone Pressings are our ‘Big Three’, which represent the pinnacle of d’Arenberg’s efforts in McLaren Vale, both in the vineyard and the winery.

The notion of separately vinifying and bottling the very best Shiraz, Cabernet and Grenache/ Shiraz/ Mourvèdre blend each vintage stems from the mid 1980's.

The ‘Icons’ are the product of a complex array of ingredients; very old and low yielding vines (sometimes only a quarter of a tonne per acre), age-old winemaking techniques and rigorous barrel selection, where only the very best barrels are used, and a complete and thorough understanding of the vines and country from which we use only the very best grapes. 
The wines made from these McLaren Vale grapes are powerful, complex, concentrated yet perfectly balanced.

The ‘Icons’ show restraint when young (even though the wines are massive) and have a great capacity for longevity – these wines will last a lifetime. Great vintages of the Icons should be drinking well for many years to come.