Dead Arm Shiraz 18 D'Arenberg 75cl

Black Dead Arm, also known as dead arm disease, is a disorder that affects grapevines. Caused by the Eutypa Lata fungus, this disorder causes half of the vine, or an arm of it, to turn into dead wood. However, rather than dying, the vine thrives and while one side remains totally inactive, the other continues producing low yields but of great intensity and quality. These berries are used to make D'Arenberg The Dead Arm Shiraz, a red wine produced by the D'Arenberg winery in South Australia, specifically in the McLaren Vale, one of the country’s most prosperous wine-growing areas. The origins of this winery can be traced back to 1912 when Joseph Osborn, who had been working with the wine merchant Thomas Hardy since 1881, decided to plant 3 hectares of Syrah. Today the fourth generation of the family continues to run the winery, which is considered a benchmark in the area. At D'Arenberg, harvests are carried out in small batches. Prior to this, Chestern Osborn (chief winemaker) selec