2000 d'Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz Winery: d'Arenberg Vintage: 2000 Region: McLaren Vale Bottle Size: 750ml Variety: Shiraz Price: $90.00 (out of stock)

A massive ball of licorice, blackberry and vanilla of the utmost ripeness, with a toasty, liquered finish and beautifully positioned tannins. After an hour in the glass it all seems swishly primary, naturally, yet lusciously drinkable, with hooks of sweet, solid, supple fruit and mocha stylishness. Scrumptious wine.

Drink: 2002 – 2012

93 Points

Campbell Mattinson

Winefront monthly Oct 2002

This estate’s most renowned offering is their old vine (90+ years) Shiraz called The Dead Arm. The unfined/unfiltered 2000 The Dead Arm Shiraz is one of South Australia’s finest wines of the vintage. A perfume of grilled steak intermixed with blackberries, new saddle leather, earth, pepper, and melted licorice rises from this awesome red. With great power, richness, and no hard edges, it is still young and primary, but should hit its peak in 3-7 years, and last for two decades or more.
 
Chester Osborn, the remarkable person behind this enormous array of both impeccably high quality and value-priced wines, deserves considerable accolades for what he is able to achieve at all price ranges. If you love Australian wines, d’Arenberg is a winery to seek out as these offerings all possess abundant soul as well as character. In short, the accolades that proprietor/winemaker Chester Osborn receives not only from The Wine Advocate, but virtually everybody in the wine world, are all well deserved.