2015 d'Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz Museum Release

Engulfing rich fruit with a firm, muscular tannin structure leading into a finish that’s dry, grippy and rustic.

Dense inky black in colour with a deep dark red black hue. Intense liquorice, blackberry and black cherry aromas waft through the nostrils followed by toasty vanillin oak, scorched earth, subtle leather and peppered fennel notes. Rich blackberry and liquorice fruits swamp the mouth with a firm, muscular tannin structure then moving in. Spicy vanillin cedar, scorched earth, leather and peppered fennel elements are also evident. Robust feel finishing dry, grippy and rustic.
Cellar 5-6 years.
Alc. 14.5%

Other Reviews…..
This is a particularly good Dead Arm, its alcohol miraculously the same as the '14, but however that may be, it has an elegance to its mouthfeel and lingering finish. Drink by 2045
96 Points
James Halliday – Australian Wine Companion

Black cherries and black olives mark the nose of the 2015 The Dead Arm Shiraz, d'Arenberg's flagship bottling. It's a blend of older and younger vines from different sites, depending on what the fruit has to offer. Full-bodied, concentrated and firmly structured, it's nevertheless velvety on the long finish, picking up hints of licorice and tarragon. It should be approachable sooner than The Coppermine Road Cabernet, but it still deserves a couple of years in the cellar. Drink 2020-2035.
96 Points
Joe Czerwinski – Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate

A great opportunity to enjoy an aged release of a topnotch McLaren Vale Shiraz, at a price that many current releases exceed. Great colour here, despite the age – deep, dark reds. Notes of aniseed, tobacco leaves, black fruits, soy, espresso and chocolate are evident. The wine appears to be still very youthful and vibrant, and it seems to really need even more time, over which, expect it to continue to improve. An attractive wine, well balanced and with abundant tannins, all rather fine. Showing impressive length in a fine style, this still has a good ten years ahead of it. Drink 2024-2034.
94 Points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com