Fox Creek, Reserve Shiraz Vintage:1997 intense and fleshy middle weight

intense and fleshy middle weight flavors possess good verve and outstanding depth on the impressively rich and persistent finish

This tightly wound and tautly muscular effort should be wonderful in due time though note well that this will require every bit of 15 years of cellar time

But I firmly feel that recent vintages from Errazuriz completely outshine the older ones and speaking at length with winemaker Francisco Baettig

cinnamon stick and smoked meats plus a waft of underbrush

Fox Creek, Reserve Shiraz Vintage:1997 intense and fleshy middle weightThe fully mature 1997 Shiraz Reserve was in total contrast to the monster 1996. Dark garnet purple colored with a sensational bouquet of crushed red and black fruits, charcoal, licorice, incense, and floral undertones, it is full bodied with sweet, well integrated tannin, acidity, and alcohol, and no evidence of wood. Owners can drink it now or hold it for another 5 6 years. All of these wines were made by one of the wine bloggers favorite whipping