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D’Arenberg Dead Arm 1998, 1998

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Case of 6 bottles duty and VAT paid. Lying in Seckfords’ temperature and humidity controlled cellars.

Robert Parker:
Year in and year out,d'Arenberg's finest cuvee is their spectacular Dead Arm Shiraz made from head-pruned vines more than 100 years old.
The 1998 Dead Arm Shiraz is outrageously rich,spectacular stuff,the likes of which only Australia seems capable of making.Whiners may complain that it is too big,too rich,too flavorful,and too damn good,but this opaque purple colored offering is loaded with blackberry liqueur,smoke,charcoal,pepper,cassis and licorice.Unctuously textured and full-bodied,but neither heavy,nor overbearing,the wine's sweet tannin and low acidity are hidden in a cascade of fruit and glycerin that melt on the palate.This riveting,compelling effort can be drunk now,but promises to age well for two decades or more.(tasted approx.2002). Score 96 Points, Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide sixth Edition.


Chris Kissack (thewinedoctor.com)
A very dark hue when poured, and it seems to have plenty of youthful pigment too; it is well into the red-garnet part of the spectrum, and I immediately have more optimism for this wine than the disjointed 1997 which was in last year's tasting. The nose has a porty style, with dried blueberries and cranberries (strangely, on reviewing my note I see that this was exactly how I began with the 1997 last year). You can also sense the spirit here, but it seems powerful rather than awkward, and alongside it there are notes of mint, chocolate, vanilla and more. This impression continues on the palate, which has rich, dried red fruits, with all these other rich aromas. It has a creamy substance, backed up by plenty of ripe and soft tannins, and a little grip struggling to gain some attention at the very finish. It has piles more appeal than the 1997, and technically this is very good wine. But I find it very difficult to score, as over the years my palate has certainly moved away from favouring huge and saucy fruit bombs such as this. It remains painfully youthful, and I wonder if it wouldn't be a greater wine in another five or ten years time? I will score it with that in mind, rather than its rather tarty showing at present. From my 1998 vintage Ten Years On tasting. 17.5+/20 (November 2008)
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157126

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D’Arenberg Dead Arm 1998

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Red

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Australia, Victoria, McLaren Vale

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Case of 6 bottles duty and VAT paid. Lying in Seckfords’ temperature and humidity controlled cellars.

Robert Parker:
Year in and year out,d'Arenberg's finest cuvee is their spectacular Dead Arm Shiraz made from head-pruned vines more than 100 years old.
The 1998 Dead Arm Shiraz is outrageously rich,spectacular stuff,the likes of which only Australia seems capable of making.Whiners may complain that it is too big,too rich,too flavorful,and too damn good,but this opaque purple colored offering is loaded with blackberry liqueur,smoke,charcoal,pepper,cassis and licorice.Unctuously textured and full-bodied,but neither heavy,nor overbearing,the wine's sweet tannin and low acidity are hidden in a cascade of fruit and glycerin that melt on the palate.This riveting,compelling effort can be drunk now,but promises to age well for two decades or more.(tasted approx.2002). Score 96 Points, Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide sixth Edition.


Chris Kissack (thewinedoctor.com)
A very dark hue when poured, and it seems to have plenty of youthful pigment too; it is well into the red-garnet part of the spectrum, and I immediately have more optimism for this wine than the disjointed 1997 which was in last year's tasting. The nose has a porty style, with dried blueberries and cranberries (strangely, on reviewing my note I see that this was exactly how I began with the 1997 last year). You can also sense the spirit here, but it seems powerful rather than awkward, and alongside it there are notes of mint, chocolate, vanilla and more. This impression continues on the palate, which has rich, dried red fruits, with all these other rich aromas. It has a creamy substance, backed up by plenty of ripe and soft tannins, and a little grip struggling to gain some attention at the very finish. It has piles more appeal than the 1997, and technically this is very good wine. But I find it very difficult to score, as over the years my palate has certainly moved away from favouring huge and saucy fruit bombs such as this. It remains painfully youthful, and I wonder if it wouldn't be a greater wine in another five or ten years time? I will score it with that in mind, rather than its rather tarty showing at present. From my 1998 vintage Ten Years On tasting. 17.5+/20 (November 2008)
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Item ID:

157126

Name:

D’Arenberg Dead Arm 1998

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Quantity / Size:

6 bottles, 75cl each

Duty Status:

Duty Paid

Wine Type:

Red

Country / Region:

Australia, Victoria, McLaren Vale

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Shipping

£20
From Ox1, Oxon, United Kingdom
Mainland UK (excluding Scottish Highlands)

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