Hi,
There hasn't been much of new Aussie reds released lately here in Sweden, but yesterday the Dead Arm Shiraz from 2001 was released at the Swedish monopoly (roughly AUD 85.00). I have seen some reviews of this wine in the Swedish newspaper and magazines, but most of the reviews have been very unfavourable and some very negative. I was just wondering what the thoughts was on this wine in this forum.
Apreciate any thoughts/commenst/tasting notes.
Kind regards,
Anders
Comments on Dead Arm Shiraz 2001?
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Phil Shorten
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Dead Arm 2001
Anders
Here's my impressions - deep purple verging on black in colour, smoky oak, tar, star anise and licorice on the nose, very tight and taut palate reflecting the nose, also showing highly extracted black fruits, gravelly tannins. Very young wine that needs time. Wears its 15% alcohol with ease. Lots of extract, lots of oak, lots of fruit - a lot there. Not my sort of wine, but those who like the d'Arenberg house style will love it. In the UK, it is well priced by super-premium Oz shiraz standards.
Cheers
Phil
Here's my impressions - deep purple verging on black in colour, smoky oak, tar, star anise and licorice on the nose, very tight and taut palate reflecting the nose, also showing highly extracted black fruits, gravelly tannins. Very young wine that needs time. Wears its 15% alcohol with ease. Lots of extract, lots of oak, lots of fruit - a lot there. Not my sort of wine, but those who like the d'Arenberg house style will love it. In the UK, it is well priced by super-premium Oz shiraz standards.
Cheers
Phil
Impenetrable dark purple in colour, even the high poured torch I normally use when decanting couldnÂ’t cut a beam through this wine till the bottle was almost empty. Even after three hours there was a noticeable level of VA, nose clearing menthol, brooding dark fruit and an earthy mushroom aroma I could not identify. All this and the bouquet is still tight and unyielding.
This is a full bodied baby with mouth numbing drying tannins, youthful acid and enough deeply seated fruit to provide perfect balance and construction. The flavour profile is complex with cherry, plum, blackberry, chocolate and mint; the longer the wine was open the more the savoury aspects emerged. On the palate the wine fills the mouth and the flavour lingers after it has gone down for longer than it took me to type up this tasting note.
ItÂ’s not hot but getting close and this very complex blockbuster wine thatÂ’s tight and needs years to show its best should peak around 2008 and hold for years after that but I doubt it will go past 2015.
I bought a six pack!
This is a full bodied baby with mouth numbing drying tannins, youthful acid and enough deeply seated fruit to provide perfect balance and construction. The flavour profile is complex with cherry, plum, blackberry, chocolate and mint; the longer the wine was open the more the savoury aspects emerged. On the palate the wine fills the mouth and the flavour lingers after it has gone down for longer than it took me to type up this tasting note.
ItÂ’s not hot but getting close and this very complex blockbuster wine thatÂ’s tight and needs years to show its best should peak around 2008 and hold for years after that but I doubt it will go past 2015.
I bought a six pack!
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