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STRONG ARMS SHIRAZ, 2006
REGION(S) OF FRUIT SOURCE: 46% McLaren Vale, 44% Riverland & 10% Barossa Valley
Soil: Red-brown loam over limestone, deep red sand, Biscay black cracking clay soils.
TRELLIS SYSTEM : vertical shoot positioned (with foliage wires), double cordon cane runed
VARIETAL BLEND: 100% Shiraz
WINEMAKER(S): R Wines winemakers
ALC/VOL: 15.6%
AGE OF VINES: 5-20 years old; YIELD PER ACRE: 4T
WOOD TREATMENT : French & American oak matured for 12 months
VINTAGE COMMENTS : Cool spring with good rainfall followed by a moderate summer
broken up by a brief warm period in January provided good ripening conditions that
allowed grape maturity combined with natural acid balance.
TASTING NOTES: Lifted aromatics and clarity of fruit characters. Intense sweet fruit.
Plums, white peach, spices, and smoky oak.
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R Winery Strong Arms Shiraz 2006
"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. Collect them all and Dan Philips will send you a free Bacon of the Month Club catalog. There are 12,000 cases of this remarkable value."
Wine Advocate: 91
Regular Price: $11.99Sale Price: $8.99
Bottle Size: 750 ml
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