2011 d'Arenberg The Dead Arm Museum Release Shiraz, McLaren Vale
A$102.76
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SKU
DEADARMM11
Winery Comments at release time:
The 2011 Dead Arm is all about style, poise and savouriness. The gods may have thrown us challenging conditions and admittedly, there is a slight shift in style when compared to the more classic years of The Dead Arm, but the quality of this wine speaks for itself and an avid Dead Arm drinker will identify all the hallmarks of this iconic Shiraz. The nose gives a fair insight into what to expect. Sweet fruits are initially subdued, the wine appears all about cedar, peat, fresh turned soil, ironstone, fennel and cured meats. If decanted, (highly recommended), slowly the layers of savoury aromas unfurl, releasing an entirely new array of sweeter fruit characters which gently develop, eventually taking pride of place, front and centre. A raft of black and purple fruits, blackberry, satsuma plum, blackcurrant, liquorice and sweet beetroot. The palate follows suit. Initially earthy and savoury, slowly giving way to sweeter and spicier fruits. The mouthfeel is very sleek and focused. Despite this it feels dense and compact, only fleshing out with time. It's amazing how much complexity is built into such a relatively elegant (in Dead Arm terms) package. Tannins are prominent and drive the wine to a long finish but never feel hard or extracted. All in all, an ethereal wine, that will reward the connoisseur with patience!
The cooler than normal season has resulted in a supremely elegant and most stylish expression of this famous wine. Perfumed notes on the nose with lifted red berry and hints of lavender. On the palate, the reduced opulence is replaced with an elegant poised structure. Minerally characters thread deep with a gravelly influence. Yet this is no shrinking violet. There's plenty in there and it will evolve beautifully
96 points Ray Jordan The Weekend West
Deep garnet-colored with a hint of purple, the 2011 The Dead Arm Shiraz has a quite youthful nose revealing intense cassis, plum and mulberry scents with hoisin sauce, Szechuan pepper and an earthy undercurrent.
95 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown robertparker.com Aug 2015 Drink 2015-2025
| Product/Service Sold Out | Yes |
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| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Red Wine |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | McLaren Vale |
| Varietals | Shiraz |
| Vintage | 2011 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 96 |
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