Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz 1997

Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz 1997Fox Creek Wines was established in 1984 when Helen and Dr Jim Watts purchased a 32 hectare property on Malpas Road in McLaren Vale. The Reserve Shiraz is their flagship and most celebrated wine. The first vintage, made in 1994, won the Trophy for the best wine at the McLaren Vale Wine Show. The Reserve is a veritable powerhouse with amazing depth and richness. Flavours of blackberry, cassis, liquorice and dark chocolate abound in a palate of power,

and in Tim Kirk's descriptive prose: 'a warm-hearted

"Beautifully lifted aromatics

who to many is recognised as one of the region's father figures

rather willowy and Rhone-like in style and weight

The wine verges on precosity

while washing over the senses with a general freshness

dark cherry and herbs with oriental spice

capturing the unique small-batch character of the wines and the true flavour of the McLaren Vale region

"This is a first for Curly Flat

powerful and assertive shiraz whose fruit profile just manages to stay within the bounds of genuine ripeness

but the steep slopes allow frost to drain away and protect the tender shoots from freezing temperatures in spring

Brooding and savoury with fresh acidity and chocolatey tannins