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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:

• 2008 Short Row Shiraz › ›
• 2007 Short Row Shiraz › ›
• 2006 Short Row Shiraz › ›
• 2005 Short Row Shiraz › ›
• 2004 Short Row Shiraz › ›
• 2003 Short Row Shiraz › ›
• 2002 Short Row Shiraz › ›
• 2001 Short Row Shiraz › ›
• 2000 Short Row Shiraz › ›

Fox Creek 2004 Short Row Shiraz

appearance
Deep dark red with vibrant ruby rim

bouquet
Powerful aromatics of blackberry, ripe raspberry chocolate mocha and all spice. The subtle lifted vanilla and toast from barrel fermentation adds complexity.

palate
Strong vibrant black fruit with syrupy richness, lively lifted fruit with integration and generosity and length. The depth and intensity of the palate is well balanced by oak maturation characters and ripe tannin structure. The finish shows great length and has supporting acid for mid term cellaring.

winemaking
This wine is made from Shiraz fruit sourced predominantly from the Short Row block adjacent to our Cellar Door. The vine trellis is a Scott Henry design that allows us to obtain optimal light exposure by shoot positioning in the growing season. The fruit was fermented on skins for 8 days in open fermenters prior to pressing, with 20% of the wine undergoing barrel fermentation. Maturation was in varying proportions of new and one to two year old French and American oak barrels.

technical analysis

pH
3.5

TA
6.9

Alcohol
14.5%

ageing potential
This wine, while made to drink well upon release will certainly improve with five years cellaring if stored under favourable conditions.

awards
Gold Medal, Royal Hobart Wine Show 2005
Premium Gold, Wine for Asia 2006
Silver Medal Top 100 (Equal 8th), Great Australian Shiraz Challenge 06
Silver Medal, Japan Wine Challenge 2006
Silver Medal, Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2005
Silver Medal, McLaren Vale Wine Show 2006
Silver Medal, McLaren Vale Wine Show 2005
Bronze Medal, Decanter World Wine Awards 2006
Bronze Medal, Wine & Spirits Asia Challenge 2006
Bronze Medal, Perth Royal Wine Show 2006
Bronze Medal, Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2006
Bronze Medal, National (Canberra) Wine Show 2006
Bronze Medal, Royal Queensland Wine Show 2005
Bronze Medal, Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2005
5 Glasses, Rating 94, James Halliday Wine Companion 2007
93 Points, Rating 3 (Top Silver) Australian Wine Annual 2007
4 Stars, New Releases Tasting Winestate Magazine March/April 2006
91 Points, Wine Spectator Magazine New Releases 15 Oct 2006

viticulturist
Paul Watts

winemakers
Chris Dix & Tony Walker