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1993 d'Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz
- McLaren Vale, Australia
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 214 / 750ml
- Red - Rich and Intense
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Highlights
- From McLaren Vale, Australia
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 214 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Rich and Intense
- Shiraz
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
D'Arenberg is a wine producer located in the McLaren Vale subregion of South Australia. The 60-plus wines in the portfolio are known as much for their quirky names as they are for their quality – d'Arenberg's flagship wine is...
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- Region or Appellation
- Producer Notes
- The Name: Dead Arm is a vine disease caused by the fungus Eutypa Lata that randomly affects vineyards all over the world. Often affected vines are severely pruned or replanted. One half, or an 'arm' of the vine slowly becomes reduced to dead wood. That side may be lifeless and brittle, but the grapes on the other side, while low yielding, display amazing intensity.
- Drinking Window
- 2001-2005
- Alcohol ABV
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14 - 15%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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100% Syrah
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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American, French
- Winemaker
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Chester Osborn
- Ownership
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Chester Osborn
- Closure Type
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Screwcap
- Ageing
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18 months
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Beef stifado Starter Course
- Beef braised with onions and cheese
- Greek
- Spiral cut striploin steak Main Course
- Contains: strip loin
- Western
- Beef with noodles Main Course
- Contains: ginger, garlic
- South East Asian
- Gouda Cheese Course
- Dutch
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Vintage quality: Average
Current condition: Likely past it
The 1993 vintage for Australia was mixed, with many thin wines produced, but some stars shone out of Western Australia.
A cold winter meant a slow start to the growing season. Even with the onset of summer, the vines never truly managed to catch up and the fruit was o...
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