2006 Shiraz The Dead Arm
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Meaty, intense, bold black fruit with a really attractive earthy tone. On the palate, chocolate, beef stock, eucalyptus, charcoal, barbecue smoke, really charming and likeable. Weighty and full-on but with complexity to match. (RH)
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Jay S Miller, Wine Advocate
Jancis Robinson MW
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A bit volatile and starting to lose fruit. Dull. (JR)
100% Shiraz. Screwcap. RS 0.9 g/l Thick, sweet and tarry – the style you either love or loathe. A decent enough example of it, certainly. Archetypal Australian red. Stand a spoon up in it. (JR)
D’Arenberg’s flagship is the 2006 The Dead Arm Shiraz. Opaque purple-colored, the nose is reticent but gives up aromas of meat, bacon, game, truffles, blueberry, and blackberry. Firm, layered, and complex, this beautifully rendered Shiraz demands a decade of cellaring. It will be superb from 2018 to 2036. D’Arenberg has been owned and operated by the Osborn family since its inception in 1912. The portfolio, with a focus on the Rhone varieties, is wide ranging and value-oriented from top to bottom. The winery produces a bevy of value priced reds and whites that were reviewed in Issue 178. They should not be overlooked. At the higher end of the portfolio there is one white wine on which to report. Importer: Gavin Speight, Old Bridge Cellars, Napa, CA; www.darenberg.com.au