Brand new release of one of Australia's highest-rated wines! Very little comes to the US so hurry. 95 Points Robert Parker: "Very deep garnet-purple colored, the 2009 The Dead Arm Shiraz presents an intense and complex nose of blackberry preserves and dried mulberries over coffee, black olives, smoky bacon and humus. The palate is richly fruited and nicely balanced with layers of savory and dark berry flavors and crisp acid textured by medium-firm finely grained tannins. It finishes long with hints of menthol and marmite toast coming through. It should be drinking best 2013 to 2024+. ...The d’Arenberg winery is 100 years old with a fourth generation Osbourne in charge today of this now considerable operation. Graduated from Roseworthy College in 1983, Chester was expected by his father to change things when he took over the family business. Instead he went back to tradition rather than modernizing. In the d’Arenberg vineyards there is no cultivating, fertilizing or herbicides used – Chester compares these artificial means to growing plants hydroponically. Looking to continually improve the root systems of his vines, he rarely irrigates. Average yields are 1.7 tons per acre. “2011 was actually a great year for us,” Chester informed me. “We didn’t have any problems with rot.”
Denis Roudenko
16.5/20 (91/100) + Цвет черно-вишневый, полный. Аромат сильный - лавр, оливки, замша, горький шоколад, легкий пасленовый тон. Очень насыщенно и полно. Тело исключительно плотное. Во вкусе сушеные черные ягоды, черемуха, пионы. Очень плотно, с суховатыми танинами, хорошим балансом. Держать. #EnotriaMoscow #newworld #australia #dwaustralia #syrah #shiraz #mclarenvale #pts91
16.5/20 (91/100) + Цвет черно-вишневый, полный. Аромат сильный - лавр, оливки, замша, горький шоколад, легкий пасленовый тон. Очень насыщенно и полно. Тело исключительно плотное. Во вкусе сушеные черные ягоды, черемуха, пионы. Очень плотно, с суховатыми танинами, хорошим балансом. Держать. #EnotriaMoscow #newworld #australia #dwaustralia #syrah #shiraz #mclarenvale #pts91
9.1Tom Kobylarz
Usually love this wine, a favorite of mine from Oz. Screw top closure had it very reduced upon opening so we gave it 30 minutes and the cabbage and so2 still lingered. Only had a glass, it should be ready to go today.
Usually love this wine, a favorite of mine from Oz. Screw top closure had it very reduced upon opening so we gave it 30 minutes and the cabbage and so2 still lingered. Only had a glass, it should be ready to go today.
8.5Jay Kline
Yes. Very nicely done.
Yes. Very nicely done.
9.2Corey Zamora, CSW
Complex Australian blend.
Complex Australian blend.
8.5Gregory Fulchiero
Very nice - could pass for Pahlmeyer merlot - will be outstanding with time
Very nice - could pass for Pahlmeyer merlot - will be outstanding with time
9.5Lynn Poole
Really good
Really good
9.4gena sommelier
Very strong and intence, but balanced, with good integrated alcohol. One of the best shiraz ever tasted
Very strong and intence, but balanced, with good integrated alcohol. One of the best shiraz ever tasted
9.2Andrea Watt
Dark fruit and pepper, dry with tannins but not overpowering. Great for steak.
Dark fruit and pepper, dry with tannins but not overpowering. Great for steak.
9.0Stanislav Lobanov
(16.5/20) Ароматы спелых ягод вишни, черники с нотами шоколада и кедра. Довольно высокая кислотность и немного сухие и, тем не менее, гладкие танины. Ягодное во вкусе. Прекрасное вино, которому, впрочем, не хватает многомерности.
(16.5/20) Ароматы спелых ягод вишни, черники с нотами шоколада и кедра. Довольно высокая кислотность и немного сухие и, тем не менее, гладкие танины. Ягодное во вкусе. Прекрасное вино, которому, впрочем, не хватает многомерности.
9.1Mick Farrell
Happy Birthday to me!
Happy Birthday to me!
9.3WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.