d'Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz McLaren Vale 2019 CS20231026 It combines five distinct whiskeys—including

It combines five distinct whiskeys—including an 11-year bourbon

A red for Jura and Beaujolais fans who want to see what California can do in that register

Sourced from a from a tiny parcel called Monts Ferrés à Voipreux

subtle floral undertones

d'Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz McLaren Vale 2019 CS20231026 It combines five distinct whiskeys—includingThe Dead Arm is d'Arenberg's flagship Shiraz, named for a vine disease (eutypa lata) that withers half the vine and concentrates the fruit on what survives. This is McLaren Vale at full intensity, from a fourth generation South Australian estate run by the gleefully eccentric Chester Osborn. The wine is made from ancient, low yielding vines and basket pressed in the old way for a powerful, deeply structured Shiraz. The 2019 is dense and built to age