2003 d’Arenberg, Dead Arm Shiraz, McLaren Vale 1x750ml

Robert Parker 95

One of this estate’s flagship wines, the 2003 The Dead Arm Shiraz appears to be better than the 2002. A deeper, richer, fuller-bodied offering that spent time in equal parts French and American oak, it possesses an opaque purple color, great intensity, and a fabulously sweet nose of blackberries, cassis, asphalt, earth, and oak. Powerful, super-concentrated, and obviously fashioned from low yields and old vines, this is a classic McLaren Vale old vine Shiraz that should age nicely for 15+ years. Importer: Gavin Speight, Old Bridge Cellars, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 258-9552 [Robert M. Parker, Jr., 31/10/2005]

Anticipated maturity: 2005-2020