Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz 2001 750mL

Deep red/black with crimson rim. The nose on this wine displays a mixture of blackberry allspice, raspberry chocolate and licorice with vanilla spice oak characters complementing the fruit perfectly. Powerful blackberries and blackcurrant flavours together with licorice and dark chocolate. These flavours are balanced by firm acidity and fully integrated tannin giving a wine of extraordinary depth and length of finish. This is the epitome of our Reserve Shiraz style.

International Wine Cellar  Deep red-ruby. Opulent, spicy aromas of blackberry, plum and cassis, with dark chocolate, mocha, licorice and lightly toasty, creamy vanillin oak. Sumptuous, powerful and creamy, presenting a perfectly ripened, vibrant palate dripping with impressively concentrated and luscious dark berry, plum and olive flavors, wrapped in new vanillin oak. The wine's firm, tightly knit tannins contribute to its excellent cut. Goes to prove that Australian shiraz can be big, ripe and beautiful without being overdone. ..... read more

Australian Wine Companion  Deep, bright purple-red; the smooth and luscious bouquet with blackberry and raspberry fruit supported by neatly judged oak is followed by a palate with excellent mouthfeel and balance; ripe blackberry and licorice flavours are accompanied by ripe tannins and more of the stylish oak of the bouquet. ..... read more