Fox Creek, JSM other_regions_australia Quite sweet but still very
Yard notes & kiln story
Description
Quite sweet but still very youthful and chewy
Just days before my visit
with an almost Port-like undercurrent towards the finish
quince and white currants
but a little further along in evolution
Fox Creek, JSM other_regions_australia Quite sweet but still veryThe largest production of any Fox Creek wine is their 9,500 cases of JSM. The 1999 JSM (a blend of 68% Shiraz, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged 12 14 months in one to three year old American oak casks) has an opaque ruby purple color and an intense nose of black cherries and cassis, with noteworthy coffee, vanillin character in the background. In the mouth, this medium to full bodied, soft wine introduces some blue and blackberry