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Short Row Shiraz

A highly awarded and very popular wine first produced in 1999. It has a rich and powerful aroma and palate of blackberries, toast and sweet fruit. The wine is well balanced with fresh rich fruit, soft tannins, has a long dry finish and is suitable for mid-term cellaring. A classic McLaren Vale Shiraz which benefits from a period of decanting.

Vintages:

Fox Creek 2007 Short Row Shiraz

appearance
Deep garnet with purple hues.

bouquet
Seductive nose of cinnamon and cloves supported by a blend of vanilla, cherries and dark chocolate.

palate
A soft fruit driven front palate leads into a ball of mid palate cherries and plums framed by textural tannins and toasty oak. The fine blend of oak types and styles tempers the wines power with a clean and balanced finish.

winemaking
This wine is selected from intense gutsy Shiraz parcels from our best McLaren Vale vineyard blocks. The fruit was fermented on skins for 9 - 10 days in open fermenters prior to pressing, with 80% of the wine undergoing barrel fermentation. Maturation was in varying proportions of new and one year old French and American oak barrels for 20 months. The components are selected for blending based on fruit intensity, richness, structure and integration of oak.

technical analysis

Alcohol
14.5%

ageing potential
Drink between 2009 and 2013

awards
Silver Medal, International Wine and Spirit Competition 2009
Silver Medal, Decanter World Wine Awards 2009
Silver Medal, International Wine Challenge 2009
Silver Medal (top 50), 2009 Visy Great Australian Shiraz Challenge
Bronze Medal, Royal Hobart Wines Show 2009
Bronze Medal, Japan Wine Challenge 2009
Bronze Medal, Adelaide Wine Show 2009
Bronze Medal, Melbourne Wine Show 2009
Bronze Medal, Royal Queensland Wine Show 2008
Bronze Medal, Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2008

viticulturist
Nick Wiltshire

winemakers
Chris Dix & Scott Zrna