Fox Creek Wines Pty Ltd

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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:

Fox Creek 2005 Short Row Shiraz

appearance
Deep dark red.

bouquet
Huge lift of berry fruit, complex and spicy. Overtones of dark mulberry and cinnamon plums.

palate
Rich sweet and syrupy entry displaying huge berry fruit. Rich round and full palate and a soft but well structured finish.

winemaking
This wine is made from Shiraz fruit from our best McLaren Vale vineyards, including the Short Row block adjacent to our Cellar Door. The fruit was fermented on skins for 8 - 10 days in open fermenters prior to pressing, with 60% of the wine undergoing barrel fermentation. Maturation was in varying proportions of new and one year old French and American oak barrels. The components are selected for blending based on fruit intensity, richness and integration of oak.

technical analysis

Alcohol
14.5%

ageing potential
Drink between 2007 and 2011

awards
Bronze Medal, McLaren Vale Wine Show 2006
Bronze Medal, Royal Hobart Wine Show 2006
Bronze Medal, Japan Wine Challenge 2007
Bronze Medal, Royal Adelaide Wine Show 2007
Bronze Medal, McLaren Vale Wine Show 2007

viticulturist
Nick Wiltshire

winemakers
Chris Dix & Scott Zrna