1996 d'Arenberg Shiraz The Dead Arm

Year in and year out d'Arenberg's finest cuvee is their spectacular Shiraz made from 100+ year old, head-pruned vines. It is an exquisite, multi-dimensional wine that is sure to make a formidable impression with readers. It is aged in 100% new oak, tipping the scales at a whopping 14.9% alcohol, yet has a glorious level of fruit and extract. The full-bodied, port-like 1996 Dead Arm Shiraz displays scents of black fruits, prunes, licorice, and pepper. Thick, rich, and unctuously-textured, this is a dazzling old vine Shiraz that can be drunk now, or cellared for 15-20 years. Wine Advocate.February, 2000

Very good dark ruby. Perfumed aromas of black raspberry, cherry, cassis, iron, minerals and spices. Sweet, dense and fat, with outstanding concentration; has a creamy old-viney texture and powerful underlying structure. Finishes subtly spicy and very long, with the ripe tannins buried under fruit. Very impressive shiraz.