Fox Creek Wines

Notes de dégustation de la cave de vigneron

APPEARANCE

Vibrant red/purple.

BOUQUET

Plum and black cherry aromas jump out of the glass supported by fresh toasty oak and rhubarb characters interwoven with cinnamon and smoked meat.

PALATE

Rich front palate of plums and black cherries lead into the cherry, cream and milk chocolate mid palate and complemented by hints of roasted nuts and smoky toast. The youthful tannins complete the vibrant experience with an injection of subtle structural oak on the finish.

WINEMAKING

2015 had a warm ripening season, with harvest occurring between February 5 and March 2. These conditions gave the resulting wine a vibrant berry fruit flavor profile and ripe soft tannins. Timing of the harvest period was in line

with most years, the fruit responded to the warm conditions which produced the intense flavours that complement the wine?s tannin and richness.

Each batch was fermented for 7-8 days on skins with low intensity pumpovers conducted to preserve the primary fruit flavours in the wine. The wine was

then pressed off to finish fermentation in tank or old oak barrels. Most

batches spend part of their maturation time in old French and American oak.

ALCOHOL

14.5% by vol.

WINEMAKERS

Scott Zrna + Ben Tanzer

AGEING

This wine is made to be enjoyed now while it is fresh, young and fruity.

Autres prix pour ce vin

Silver Medal, Great Australian Shiraz Challenge 2016

Silver Medal, Alliances Du Monde, France 2016

Bronze Medal, McLaren Vale Wine Show 2016