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A wine to be enjoyed with food. Both the nose and palate have a blackberry character. There is a sweet middle palate and the soft savoury aromatic character of the Grenache is obvious at the finish.

Vintages:

• 2008 Shiraz Grenache Mourvedre › ›
• 2007 Shiraz Grenache Mourvedre › ›
• 2006 Shiraz Grenache Mourvedre › ›
• 2005 Shiraz Grenache › ›
• 2004 Shiraz Grenache › ›
• 2003 Shiraz Grenache › ›
• 2002 Shiraz Grenache › ›
• 2001 Shiraz Grenache › ›

Fox Creek 2001 Shiraz Grenache

appearance
Bright rim with a medium intensity plum core.

bouquet
The blackberry character is apparent with hints of raspberry and cherry. The Shiraz component of the wine will be exhibited more as a young wine and the savoury and aromatic character of the Grenache will start to develop slowly.

palate
The entry is that of a blackberry core of fruit from the Shiraz and this develops more in the mouth to give a softer, sweeter raspberry-like character. There is a sweet middle palate that shows strong fruit. However the finish of the wine has a dry satisfying appeal. A wine such as this begs for consumption with food to be best enjoyed.

winemaking
The blend in this wine is 60% Shiraz and 40% Grenache.

technical analysis

pH
3.53

TA
6.3

Alcohol
14.5%

viticulturist
Paul Watts

winemakers
Dan Hills & Tony Walker