Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Fox Creek – Cabernet Reserve – 2002

A superb, cool, Cabernet friendly 2002 vintage from South Australia’s McLaren Vale.

Showing the first signs of a browning rim. A lovely, rich, maturing Cabernet nose; powerfully proportioned mint, cassis and liquorice (and definitely wine gums, too). Quite a chewy mouthfeel (sticky, even – those winegums again). Still tannic, but the acid comes through even more, and the first signs of secondary flavours. Quite a drying finish.

Big and alcoholic, not elegant but plenty of taste, and demands food.
86/100

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