d'Arenberg, McLaren Vale, The Dead Arm, Shiraz 2008 Petit Sirah Domaine Anne Gros

Domaine Anne Gros

Structurally

This should be a delight over the next half dozen years

The maceration lasts at least three weeks with some punching down and pumping over

91 points Int'l Wine Cellar

d'Arenberg, McLaren Vale, The Dead Arm, Shiraz 2008 Petit Sirah Domaine Anne GrosDead Arm is a vine disease caused by the fungus Eutypa Lata that randomly affects vineyards all over the world. Often vines affected are severely pruned or replanted. One half, or an 'arm' of the vine slowly becomes reduced to dead wood. That side may be lifeless and brittle, but the grapes on the other side, while low yielding, display amazing intensity. 96 James Halliday Deep colour; vivid hue; fresh black fruits, licorice, toasty oak and sappy