Bottle of d'Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz, McLaren Vale, South Australia, iconic Shiraz red wine

The Dead Arm Shiraz 2018/2019

d'Arenberg

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plum jam | blackberries | liquorice

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Drew's Tasting Note

Complex aromas of spicy black fruits. Initially, jammy plum and blackberry with a hint of liquorice and spice, enfolding a raft of dark, earthy notes. This big wine will develop over the next 15 years or more. Decant if you can, as this will allow the wine to open more.

Producer: d'Arenberg | Vintage: 2018/2019 | From: McLaren Vale, Australia | Alcohol: 14.5 | Size: 75cl | Style: full-bodied red, still, vegan | Grape: Syrah (Shiraz)

Decanter World Wine Awards 2024 Silver Medal, 90 points (2018 vintage)

The Winery

The oldest vineyards at d'Arenberg were planted in the 1880s in McLaren Vale, South Australia, and the Osborn family has farmed them since 1912. Chester Osborn, the fourth generation, has been at the helm since the 1980s, making wines as distinctive in name as in character (the back labels are worth reading). Traditional methods run through everything here: open fermentation, foot treading and basket pressing. Basket pressing is a labour-intensive process that d'Arenberg applies to both red and white wines, making it one of the very few Australian wineries to do so. The gentleness of basket pressing, slow, controlled and never forced, is central to the quality and texture for which the wines are known.

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