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Date Printed: 1/6/2009
(search item no. 94622)
screw cap wine
The Wine Advocate rating: 91 points
PRICE ON 1/6/2009: $12.79

Winemaker's Notes:

 "The 2006 Shiraz is composed of 46% McLaren Vale, 44% Riverland, and 10% Barossa Valley fruit. It was aged in seasoned French and American oak for 12 months. Opaque purple-colored, it has a nose of cedar, spice box, and blueberry. Fruit-driven, supple-textured, rich, and easygoing, the wine has remarkable class for its giveaway price. It actually has 2-3 years of aging potential but no one that I know is going to defer their gratification. Strong Arms has been bottled with 6 different but similarly themed labels."
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
My Notes:

About Strong Arms:

 Strong Arms was named after an artist book and body of work by Mel Kadel, a talented emerging young artist whose work evokes Maurice Sendak. Her art captures the trials and tribulations of everyday life, and in essence reflects why we drink wine.

Six of Mel Kadel’s images were slected for 2006 Strong Arms. Although there is a collection of six images (Ms. Strong Arms, Sea of Love, Heavy Weight, In the Middle, Get Down and Dressing Room), the wine is always the same. The collection will be released one image at a time, beginning with Ms. Strong Arms.

Strong Arms is a McLaren Vale, Australia Shiraz. Aussie winemaker Chris Ringland is at the helm of the winemaking team.