D'Arenberg's flagship is the 2006 The Dead Arm Shiraz. Opaque purple-colored, the nose is reticent but gives up aromas of meat, bacon, game, truffles, blueberry, and blackberry. Firm, layered, and complex, this beautifully rendered Shiraz demands a decade of cellaring. It will be superb from 2018 to 2036. "Opaque ruby. Blackberry and candied cherry on the nose, with suave graphite and anise qualities adding complexity. Deep and rich but also focused, with powerful dark berry preserve flavors and...

aroma, cherry, red fruit, oak very nice, stainless steel palate, cherry, plums very strong, smooth, half body, long lenght 20s, high acidity, black Oliver good wine, 1 hour decant<br/><br/>very spice at last

good, full of flavor