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Fox Creek Shiraz McLaren Vale Reserve(1998)
- Winery:
- Fox Creek Wines
- Varietal:
- Syrah
- Region:
- Australia > South Australia > Mclaren Vale
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- red grape, syrah, berry, fruit, rich, purple, bramble fruits, blackberry, caramel, balance
Starting at
$425.00 USD
$425.00 USD
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Source:
Cellarbrations on Lt Collins
- document.getElementById("NoProductImage").innerHTML = ""; Robert Parker 98 points! Nearly perfect- the opaque black/purple-colored 1998 Shiraz Reserve (2-300 cases) plays to the great strength of Australia -- powerful- naturally-textured- super-rich wines that are big and chewy. Exceptionally rich and explosive- with great purity as well as remarkable symmetry and overall balance for such massiveness- this blockbuster can be drunk now or cellared for 12-15 years. Make no doubt about it- this Shiraz will elicit more than a few "wows" in any tasting read more...- blind or otherwise. Wine Advocate #127 (Feb 2000) Robert Parker Fox Creek Leader of the pack and the first wine made at Fox Creek was their 1994 Shiraz- which won the Trophy for the best wine at the McLaren Vale Wine Show in 1995. Success has continued and Fox Creek now markets single varietal wines from Shiraz- Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (Duet)- Shiraz and Cabernet Franc (JSM)- Shiraz and Grenache and a sparkling Shiraz Cabernet Franc (Vixen). The white wines produced are Chardonnay- Sauvignon Blanc- Verdelho and a Semillon Sauvignon Blanc. Fox CreekFox Creek Reserve Shiraz"Our most celebrated wine- first made in 1994. It has great depth of colour- aroma and flavour- typical of the best wines of the McLaren Vale region. The Reserve has an extraordinary range of flavours with blackberry- blackcurrant- liquorice and dark chocolate. The wine has a rich sweet fruit mid palate and the finish is long. While approachable when young- it is recommended for medium to long term cellaring. A period of decanting before drinking is recommended." www.foxcreekwines.com (hide)
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- Jancis Robinson
- 15/20
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May 2008
- Black crimson. Rich, warm, spicy, incontrovertibly Australian but with very severe tannins on the finish. So unlike the California or current French style of trying to curry favour with the drinker! Hard work!
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Source:
Cellarbrations on Lt Collins
- Robert Parker 98 points! Nearly perfect- the opaque black/purple-colored 1998 Shiraz Reserve (2-300 cases) plays to the great strength of Australia -- powerful- naturally-textured- super-rich wines that are big and chewy. Exceptionally rich and explosive- with great purity as well as remarkable symmetry and overall balance for such massiveness- this blockbuster can be drunk now or cellared for 12-15 years. Make no doubt about it- this Shiraz will elicit more than a few "wows" in any tasting - blind or otherwise. Wine Advocate #127 (Feb 2000) Robert Parker Fox Creek Leader of read more...the pack and the first wine made at Fox Creek was their 1994 Shiraz- which won the Trophy for the best wine at the McLaren Vale Wine Show in 1995. Success has continued and Fox Creek now markets single varietal wines from Shiraz- Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot and blends of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (Duet)- Shiraz and Cabernet Franc (JSM)- Shiraz and Grenache and a sparkling Shiraz Cabernet Franc (Vixen). The white wines produced are Chardonnay- Sauvignon Blanc- Verdelho and a Semillon Sauvignon Blanc. Fox CreekFox Creek Reserve Shiraz"Our most celebrated wine- first made in 1994. It has great depth of colour- aroma and flavour- typical of the best wines of the McLaren Vale region. The Reserve has an extraordinary range of flavours with blackberry- blackcurrant- liquorice and dark chocolate. The wine has a rich sweet fruit mid palate and the finish is long. While approachable when young- it is recommended for medium to long term cellaring. A period of decanting before drinking is recommended." www.foxcreekwines.com (hide)
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- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 91, July/August 2000
- 95(+?)
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July 2007
- Saturated ruby. Sappy crushed blackberry aroma lifted by floral and minty components. Urgent dark berry and bitter chocolate flavors offer great sappy freshness and verve. There's nothing raisiny about this nearly painfully delineated shiraz. Extraordinarily penetrating, firmly tannic finish. Aged in American oak but oak was the last thing I noticed. Extraordinary juice. (The Grateful Palate, Oxnard, CA)
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