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D’Arenberg The Dead Arm McLaren Vale Shiraz 2016

95 POINTS MULTIPLE GOLD MEDALS 5 STARS WINESTATE & NOMINATED FOR WINE OF YEAR

^$ 69.99 /bottle by the straight dozen

Single bottle price ^$69^.99

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Why to buy:

ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST ICONIC WINES
5 STARS & NOMINATED FOR WINE OF THE YEAR WINESTATE MAGAZINE
95 POINTS PATRICK ECKEL
94 POINTS QWINE REVIEW, NICK STOCK, JOSHUA GREENE & PDV
93 POINTS HUON HOOKE, THE WINE FRONT, STUART ROBERTSON
MATTHEW JUKES TOP 100 WINES

Specifications:

Vintage:	2015
Source/Region:	McLaren Vale, South Australia
Grape Variety:	Shiraz
Cellaring:	Drink now or cellar for 10-15 years
Bottle Top:	Stelvin
Alcohol Content:	15.00
Standard Drinks:	8.90
Rating:	95

Tasting Notes:

Matured in a mixture of new and used French and old American oak barriques. Magnificent impenetrable inky black core with an equally deep vibrant dark red black hue. Potent blackberry, liquorice and ripe black cherry aromas are trailed by hints of dark chocolate, vanillin oak, inky earth, subtle black olive and spice notes. Full bodied, rich and possessing a stern tannin structure, although it’s not as firm and astringent as recent vintages, luscious black fruits and liquorice swamp the palate with underlying elements of vanillin oak, earthy black olive and blackpepper also evident. The tightly wound tannins then kick in leaving a dry firm finish and very bright, youthful acidity. Excellent power with a long chewy aftertaste.

Technical:

Walking the old Shiraz vineyards and tasting grapes, Chester Osborn classifies and determines the ideal picking time for each individual vineyard. Small batches are crushed in the Demoisy open-mouthed, rubber toothed crusher and then trans-ferred to five-tonne headed-down open fermenters. These batches remain separate until final blending.

Foot treading is undertaken on most parcels two thirds of the way through fermentation. When tannin extraction is just right the wine is basket pressed and transferred to a mixture of new and used French and old American oak barriques to complete primary and secondary fermentation. The barrel ferments are aged on lees to keep the wine fresh while also reducing the oak influence. There is no racking until final blending. Chester undertakes an extensive barrel tasting process to determine the final blend. The Dead Arm does not undertake fining or filtration prior to bottling which may result in a harmless deposit in or adhering to the bottle.

Accolades & Awards:

95 Points

Patrick Eckel The Wine Reviewer

"2016 is shaping as a great year for McLaren Vale Shiraz with the iconic release of the Dead Arm from d’Arenberg yet another reference point. The Dead Arm is consistently a brooding number in its youth with tightly bound dark fruits that soften and evolve with time. An inky but youthful dark red in the glass, the nose shows tightly held blackberry and dark cherry alongside bramble and clay; sweeter oak adds richness. The wine is defined by its taut but drying backbone of tannin and juicy acidity that has graphite and earth on full show. Fruit has a savouriness but above all concentration with blackberry and plum shining through with prodigious length to finish. Bury this in your cellar for decades."

94 Points

QWine

"Dead Arm! A wine with great history and here's a beauty with a bright future. It's dense and dark with a basket of black fruits generously handed out. Plums and dark chocolate with fine spices, dashes of pepper plus some oak showing its hand. Cocoa-like tannins coat the mouth softly leaving a long and memorable finish. Time will only be its friend. A great wine. Drink 2020 to a decade +."

93 Points

Huon Hooke The Real Review

Very deep, dark, youthful purple/red colour, which stains the glass, and a licorice and plum jam bouquet, with some overripe touches. There is a touch of sulfide too. The palate is gritty-textured and full-bodied, with a distinct touch of bitterness. It's hard to divine the future of this wine. One thing is certain: it needs more time

92 Points

James Halliday Wine Companion

"Super colour, a dark purple-red; a colossal wine that's full-bodied, tannic but shapely with jammy ripe fruit, lots of spices, violets and meaty aromas. A bitterness on the finish detracts as does the kick of alcohol."

Gold

China Wine & Spirit Awards 2019

New Zealand International Wine Show 2018