TN: 97 Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2004 11:47 am
Ok, I should have waited for the weekly report, but I'm drinking this one right now and it is great.
The 97 has always seemed to be holding "it" in reserve. It's always been very rich, but the other bottles I've had in the past had shy aromatics. Not this one:
1997 Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz - Youthful looking purple with maybe the slightest hint of reddening. Spectacular aromatics of boysenberry, vanilla bean, blackberries and licorice. Deep, rich flavors of boysenberry, licorice, earth, blackberry and a hint of vanilla. Wonderful, minute long finish of boysenberry and earth. Rated as Excellent, almost Outstanding.
I've cellared this at 12C since purchase, and it's taken this long to really blossom. So, I think it still has a long drinking window ahead of it. Sparky Marquis made some wonderful wines at Fox Creek, but I never get the sense that he'll produce the same style of wine again. These can definitely age.
The 97 has always seemed to be holding "it" in reserve. It's always been very rich, but the other bottles I've had in the past had shy aromatics. Not this one:
1997 Fox Creek Reserve Shiraz - Youthful looking purple with maybe the slightest hint of reddening. Spectacular aromatics of boysenberry, vanilla bean, blackberries and licorice. Deep, rich flavors of boysenberry, licorice, earth, blackberry and a hint of vanilla. Wonderful, minute long finish of boysenberry and earth. Rated as Excellent, almost Outstanding.
I've cellared this at 12C since purchase, and it's taken this long to really blossom. So, I think it still has a long drinking window ahead of it. Sparky Marquis made some wonderful wines at Fox Creek, but I never get the sense that he'll produce the same style of wine again. These can definitely age.