Medium ruby color with strong plum and pepper nose. Fruit bomb with lots of bright red fruit flavors. Was lacking in complexity and had a much shorter finish than I would have liked. Would probably work well with pizza or bar-b-que. I'm a big fan of d'arenberg and loved the '99 Footbolt, but this one didn't live up to expectations. 86 points.

Brian,

This was the wine chosen last April for the boards Tasting Across America. About 20 notes on this wine can be found at the link below:

2000 d'Arenberg Footbolt Shiraz

VM

Brian,

Do you ever go to Porcini's restaurant on Frankfort Ave. on Wednesday or Friday nights? I am going to go up there for a drink or two tomorrow night. I always like meeting new forumites. That is how I met Kybo and his wife. If you want to chat offline I can be reached at justinhome@msn.com.

IW

Life without wine?...... Yeah Right.<br /><br />I believe we have 2 lives; the life we learn with and the life we live with after that.