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d'Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz(2005)
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...
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...
- Wine Advocate
- 10/07
- 95/100
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January 2008
- joshparent
- Malone, NY
- January 2008
- Yes... YES!
- Josh Raynolds
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 133, July/August 2007
- 93/100
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September 2007
- ($65) Inky violet. Vibrant, perfumed nose melds blackberry, cassis, kirsch, licorice and dried flowers. On the palate, this shiraz shows an intriguing mix of sweet dark fruit flavors and firmer earth and mineral notes, with big but supple tannins contributing structure. The palate-staining finish features notes of bitter cherry, cured tobacco and high-octane chocolate. Nothing obvious here.
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September 2008
- Dead Arm is a vine disease caused by the fungus Eutypa Lata that randomly affects vineyards all overthe world. Often vines affected are severely pruned or replanted. d'Arenberg believes that this is anatural part of vineyard life. One half, or arm of the vine slowly becomes reduced to dead wood.That side may be lifeless and brittle, but the grapes on the other side display amazing intensity. Vintage 2005 could be summarized as a vintage that ripened without interruptions. The resultingwines are tight with amazing red fruit fragrance and lovely acidity. Crops yields were above averagealthough read more...
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Source:
Wine.com
- The Wine Advocate rating: 95
