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D'Arenberg The Dead Arm 2004

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Winery:
d'Arenberg Wines Pty
Varietal:
Syrah
Region:
Australia > South Australia > Mclaren Vale
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2011
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User Tags:  spices, berry, purple, fruit, rich, blackberry, stone fruits, color descriptors, bramble fruits, inky 


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What to Expect

Australia has certainly made Syrah its own, even bestowing it with a new name: Shiraz. In the warm, dry climate of Australia this noble grape, responsible for some of the grandest wines of France, produces an intense, unique expression that is distinctly Australian. The ripe grapes take on classic notes of black pepper and leather that add depth and complexity to the black cherry and plum fruits on the palate. Australian Shiraz has typically been aged in American Oak barrels which impart the wine with a distinct note of vanilla that can add to the impression of ripeness many of these wines have, but the time in barrel also allows the wines a chance to settle and reveal their rich, voluptuously styled mouthfeel.

Winemakers Notes

Upon release d’Arenberg’s The Dead Arm Shiraz has a vivid young deep purple colour. The nose shows intense and complex cedary, fig, blackberry and blueberry like smells occasionally pepper/spice smells too.

Vanilla mocha oak smells and attacking blackberry, cassis characters are also evident on the palate. Full, intense sweet, cedary middle palate flavours have a distinctly silky, svelte texture deceptively disguises the rich powerful cassis and toffee-mocha flavours.

The accent is on powerful full-bodied berry fruit flavour, with a little sweet English read more...

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Rating: 4/5 - As reviewed by Decanter Intense black- and blueberry, creamy oak, attractive. Jammy, richly fruited, linen-textured tannins, nice freshness, long. Drink up to 2011.


 

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Full bodied, complex structure. sweet and dark fruit along with mild earthiness. Sustained finish with tobacco and chocolate.


June 2008

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"The renowned 2004 Shiraz The Dead Arm, fashioned from ancient head-pruned vines, is stunning. An inky/purple color is accompanied by a glorious perfume of creosote/melted road tar, blackberry and cassis liqueur, pepper, and spice.


October 2009

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too expensive!


September 2007

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95 Points - Robert Parker
"The renowned 2004 Shiraz The Dead Arm, fashioned from ancient head-pruned vines, is stunning. An inky/purple color is accompanied by a glorious perfume of creosote/melted road tar, blackberry and cassis liqueur, pepper, and spice. "


November 2009

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Source: JJ Buckley
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The renowned 2004 Shiraz The Dead Arm, fashioned from ancient head-pruned vines, is stunning. An inky/purple color is accompanied by a glorious perfume of creosote/melted road tar, blackberry and cassis liqueur, pepper, and spice. This deep, rich, fu... Robert Parker. A Syrah wine from South Australia in Australia. 2004 Arenberg, D The Dead Arm Shiraz 1500ml


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