Burley Fox Limestone Coast Shiraz (2005)
June 11, 2007 — Tom & Melody
This Burley Fox Limestone Coast shiraz from Southern Australia is a deep, dark red with a bold nose of pepper and bing cherries. The taste is berries and chocolate — so delicious. The finish is long and rich with a lingering hint of oak and vanilla. This wine will be perfect with our steak dinner. I would rate this as excellent!
This Burley Fox shiraz is a nice, rich shiraz, with a big fruity, tannic bouquet; not super peppery but still spicy; milder than some shirazs. Fruit forward, but not the caricature of overfruitiness that some Australian wines are susceptible to. Some tastes of cherry and of vanilla. A tasty, fun wine.
By the way, it’s summertime now in Michigan and one sign of summer is that Trigger follows the early-morning sun from step to step on our stairway.
October 18, 2007 at 5:55 pm
I’ll tell you what, have you ever tried Clos Du Bois’s Shiraz (2004, I think). I picked up a bottle for Christmas 2 years ago, and after my first taste, did not want to share it with anyone else!! But tis the season for sharing. And at 8 or 9 bucks a pop, it was one of the smoothest wines I’ve ever drank!
October 18, 2007 at 6:18 pm
Hi Jeff, Yes, we have had a Clos Du Bois Shiraz. We agree with your assessment (except WE were willing to SHARE ours - haha!)! It is a velvety smooth shiraz. Your note reminds us to get this one again. We shall!