Fox Creek Short Row Shiraz 2000
Style: Red Wine
Variety: Shiraz
Closure: Cork
Fox Creek Short Row Shiraz 2000
Camberwell
Burke Road
Camberwell VIC 3124
Australia
Producer: Fox Creek
Country: Australia
Region: McLaren Vale
Vintage: 2000
Critic Score: ★★★★★
Alcohol: 14.5%
Size: 750 ml
Drink by: Now
Fox Creek Wines was established in 1984 when Helen and Dr Jim Watts purchased a 32 hectare property on Malpas Road in McLaren Vale. The Short Row Shiraz is the baby brother of the famous Reserve Shiraz and was added to the range in 1999 and positioned at a more affordable price than the much sort after Reserve Shiraz. The 'Short Row' refers to the rows of vines that are adjacent to the cellar door. The wine is selected from Shiraz parcels that are sourced from the best vineyard blocks.
"Intense dark fruits and almond-like aromas with a little fruit cake thrown in. Great balance and structure to the palate, which exhibits soft, spicy flavours, good tannins and a nice long finish." Winestate
The 2000 Short Row is the second release of the wine. It wass awarded a gold medal at the Sydney Wine Show in a very strong shiraz class. Very dark purple colour, almost black. Beautiful spicy nose, rich, full-bodied and dense on the palate. Will cellar beautifully.
Expert reviews
"Intense dark fruits and almond-like aromas with a little fruit cake thrown in. Great balance and structure to the palate, which exhibits soft, spicy flavours, good tannins and a nice long finish." Winestate, July 2002 ★★★★★
"It is typically McLaren Vale. It's deep purple with youthful aromas of blackberry, liquorice and fragrant oak, carried by alcohol warmth. The palate is dense, packed with flavours of dark plum, dried fruit and chocolate. The body is smooth and the tannins ripe, finishing long with good acidity and structure. It is still in its primary, raw stages, but given a chance to breathe and unwind, this wine will charm you - even more so with some additional time in bottle." Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine, Feb/Mar 2023 ★★★★★
About the winery
Fox Creek Wines is a winery located in the McLaren Vale region of South Australia. McLaren Vale is a highly regarded wine region known for its rich history, Mediterranean climate, and abundant sunshine, which provide ideal growing conditions for a wide variety of grapes.
Fox Creek Wines was established in 1984 when Helen and Dr Jim Watts purchased a 32 hectare property on Malpas Road in McLaren Vale. Going against popular advise at the time, they planted vines in the black clay soils that had previously been used for growing barley. A decade later their flagship shiraz won the Trophy for the best wine at the McLaren Vale Wine Show. They won this award again in 1998 and 2003 and their Reserve Shiraz achieved international acclaim. Subsequently many of their wines have won trophies and medals at national and international wine shows.
Early in 2021 Helen Watts (at the tender age of 86) sold Fox Creek Wines to Ben Gibson, Jock Harvey and Dim Georgiadis, who are long-time friends and industry colleagues. The winemaker is Ben Tanzer.
South Australia
South Australian is responsible for more than half the production of all Australian wine. It is home to more than 900 wineries across 18 wine regions. The regions are Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains, Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Coonawarra, Currency Creek, Eden Valley, Kangaroo Island, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale, Mount Benson, Mount Gambier, Padthaway, Riverland, Robe, Southern Fleurieu, Southern Flinders Ranges and Wrattonbully.
Many of the well-known names in the South Australian wine industry established their first vineyards in the late 1830s and early 1840s. The first vines in McLaren Vale were planted at Reynella in 1839 and Penfold's established Magill Estate on the outskirts of Adelaide in 1844.
South Australia has a vast diversity in geography and climate which allows the State to be able to produce a range of grape varieties - from cool climate Riesling in the Clare and Eden Vallies to the big, full bodied Shiraz wines of the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. Two of Australia's best-known wines, Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace, are produced here. There is much to discover in South Australia for the wine lover.