Fox Creek Shadow's Run Shiraz & Cabernet Sauvignon

Shadow's run

A range of wines named after Fox Creek Wines owner's faithful dog, Shadow and his extraordinary habit of chasing the vibrating trellis wire as the grape vines were pruned each year. Shadow's run is designed for the relaxed café society and for drinking on leisure occasions with good friends and great dogs.

Winemaking

The blend is comprised of 68% Shiraz, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% other varieties. 2013 had a warm ripening season, with harvest occurring between mid February and end of March. This gave the resulting wines a powerful dark rich fruit flavour profile and ripe soft tannins. Timing of the harvest period for both varieties was slightly earlier than most years, with the fruit enjoying these warm temperatures which allowed the development of powerful but fresh flavours that balance the wines richness and intensity. Each vineyard batch was open fermented for 7 days on skins with reduced pump-overs to accentuate the fruit flavours in the wine. The wine was then pressed off to complete fermentation in tank or old oak barrels. Most batches spend part of their maturation time in old French and American oak barrels.