d'Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz 75cl in Pine Box with Mints
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Product Description
An icon of Australian wine and the flagship of d'Arenberg, this impressive shiraz has a firm following, gift packaged in a beautiful pine box with After Dinner Mint Chocolates. A lovely Gift. The nose is very aromatic, floral and youthful. There is a fascinating amount of intensity that draws you back. The lavender floral notes along with plum and blackberries are the most pronounced while the enigmatic beauty of this wine lies in the next layer ofextremely alluring pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg and hint of five spice. The opulent palate is rich and dense with staggering concentration. Crushed ants, rhubarb, and deep earth add to the complexity.The chewy tannins are abundant and balanced by the fruit power. Building through the palate the tannins provide for a long, vibrant, savoury and spicy finish. The Dead Arm Shiraz 2007 manages to balance focus and complexity superbly . The structure is muscular and the fruit powerful, yet it maintains a pretty elegance which is allowed to flourish with deft use of oak. The Name, Dead Arm is a vine disease caused by the fungus Eutypa Lata that randomly affects vineyards all over the world. Often vines affected are severely pruned or replanted. One half, or an 'arm' of the vine is slowly reduced to dead wood. That side may be lifeless and brittle, but the grapes on the other side, while low yielding, display amazing intensity.
Details
- World renowned, family owned Mclaren Vale winery
- Age old wine making techniques
- High quality, award winning Australian wine
- Shiraz
- d'Arenberg