Tasting with Chester Osborn - 2005 Dead Arm Shiraz

The 'Icon' wines are our biggest and most 'serious'' wines here at d'Arenberg. The Dead Arm Shiraz, The Coppermine Road and The Ironstone Pressings are our 'Big Three', which represent the pinnacle of d'Arenberg's efforts in McLaren Vale, both in the vineyard and the winery.

The notion of separately vinifying and bottling the very best Shiraz, Cabernet and Grenache/ Shiraz/ Mourvedre blend each vintage stems from the early 1990's.

The 'Icons' are the product of a complex array of ingredients; very old and low yielding vines (sometimes only 1/4 of a tonne per acre), age-old winemaking techniques and rigorous barrel selection, where only the very best barrels are used, and a complete and thorough understanding of the vines. The wines made from these McLaren Vale grapes are powerful, complex, concentrated and yet perfectly balanced.

The 'Icons' show restraint when young (even though the wines are massive) and have a great capacity for longevity -- these wines will last a lifetime. Great vintages of the Dead Arm Shiraz, Coppermine Road Cabernet and Ironstone Pressings Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre should be drinking well for many years to come.

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[KeithUnderneath]

I tried the dead arm and I certainly didn't get "Boot polish". But who cares. Fuck Oz Clark, your the man Chester!

[rsullz11]

aahaahaahhahaa

[lunacesson]

Amusing presenter! I like him!