2014 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead Arm

Community Tasting Notes (29) Avg Score: 89.9 points

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  12/8/2023 - asajoseph wrote: 95 Points

  Maturing beautifully, this still has plenty of time ahead of it. Deep purple colour still, maybe just a hint of garnet at the rim. The fruit was black, mostly - blackberry, black cherry, blueberry, even blackcurrant - with a delicate vanilla / chocolate finish. A fine example of what the McLaren Vale can achieve

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  9/10/2023 - Ara Kafafian Likes this wine: 92 Points

  From screwcap, no decanting, just as good and ripe as my last bottle. Full bodied, loaded with dark fruits with a lengthy silky finish. Will hold another decade.

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  4/19/2023 - bitdrerik wrote: 92 Points

  Páskasmakk Eðalklúbbsins. Apríl 2023. (Marbakkabraut 12): Loftað í 2 tíma fyrir smakk. Mjög dökkt á litinn. Unglegur litur. Lím og dökkir tónar í nefi. Mikill ferskleiki. Jólalegt, dökk kirsuber og járn. Á tungunni mátti finna: Dökk kirsuber, dökkan ávöxt, járn. Þarna voru líka brunatónar og lakkrís í eftirbragði. Virkilega gott vín og fyrir mig besta vín kvöldsins.

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  2/19/2023 - Ara Kafafian Likes this wine: 92 Points

  From screw cap, not decanted, opened and poured. Dark coloured, animal fur, black fruits, mocha, vanilla, chalk, licorice, tar, rubber ending on a tannic and slightly bitter finish. Still needs a few years to mellow. I must admit that I am falling in love with screw caps as they seem to be keeping wine fresh and taint free. Wait until 2025 and start enjoying for the following decade perhaps longer.

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  10/31/2022 - bigbass250 Likes this wine:

  not sure will try again tonight
  finished 11/1 and let breathe what a difference, perhaps I might read what others write once in a while before drinking as this was mentioned by many

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