d'Arenberg "Dead Arm" Shiraz 2001

Opaque red.

Nose dominated by earth/spice/oak nut character. Smells deep.

Reasonably broad in the mouth with a saline note. Obviously extremely concentrated, tannin is grainy, but largely unobtrusive. Bound up still in the mid-palate and finish.

This was brutal a few years ago. I'm sure this will improve in the bottle for many years, but I still wonder what pleasure it will give.


$50