WTN: D’Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz 1998

McLaren Vale

Decanted about 15 minutes before the meal.

Dark red in the glass.

Cedar, floral, spicy, cherry and light cranberry on the nose.

Medium weight, freshly sharpened pencil, full, round and rich in the mouth, black cherry, raspberry, leather, red licorice, good acidity.

Became tangy and quite peppery with time.

Spicy, tangy, rich cherry, violets on the very long finish.

An impressive wine.

Purchased at $39.95 (Canadian).

[David M. Bueker]

Wow, great pricing on that.

I like the Dead Arm. Haven't had the '98 in many moons though.

Wow, great pricing on that.

I like the Dead Arm. Haven't had the '98 in many moons though.

Don't get too excited about the pricing. I bought half a dozen bottles upon release in 2001. This is my second-last.
The Dead Arm is now around $50 here in Ontario.

Thanks Bruce for the data point. I have only one bottle of this and see that Parker in issue 183 thought it was still youthful and gave it 94+. I'll probably try mine sometime this year.

I bought a 2007 Dead Arm last week; $63 AUD per bottle.