2005 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead Arm

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93 Points

Monday, December 17, 2007 - Drank with guys form the firm at SCY's farewell. My donation. This seemed better than the last bottle of '05 I had. Maybe because of the slightly shorter decanting - over decanted the last one and it seemed to shut down. Beautiful structure and balance, still a little tightly wound up and will need time. Again, plums, cassis, dark fruits beginning to nicely integrate with the vanilla / oak nuances. Wonderfully made wine. Not as richly fruited and super ripe as the '04, but I prefer this. Nicer structure, more elegant, more focused.

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