[SOLD-OUT] Greenock Creek Seven Acre Shiraz 2005

"This one's more like your usual Creek Block " all the peated meat and swamp-preserved Piltdown Man whoofs that you'd usually get in the old salt down the Creek are here, in the lightest Greenock Creek wine of the year(!) Roennfeldt's stony Hopeless Hill aside, the Seven Acre has the most scabrous dry soil of the Greenock Creek quilt, so this marshy stuff is off the wall. Jeez. It also has a thick smell like the playdough Nanny used to make, to keep me out of the chook gizzard on a big plucking day. Then comes the samphire mud and swamp myrtle whiffs that have hovered around the back of all Creek Blocks. But gradually, all that pickled leather and flesh gives way to the mightly smooth wave of blackberry, prune, mulberry and marello cherry we have come to expect of Seven Acre; even dried fig and dates. The palate's slick and unctuous; the finish chocolaty and velvety, and as thick and sobering as a good feed of King James' Bible. One for a huge beef bourguignon, plenty of beetroot and Spanish onion. Arrogantly confounding."

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Phillip White 1st August 2007

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"The Seven Acres Shiraz was also aged for 28 months in seasoned American oak hogsheads. Tar, mineral, earth notes, smoked meat, and blueberry scents jump from the glass of this full-bodied but restrained (relatively speaking) Shiraz. On the palate it is a bit more austere than its siblings with a bit more structure and apparent acidity. As a result, it will require longer cellaring and should offer prime drinking from 2015 to 2030. Greenock Creek Vineyard & Cellars, owned by Michael and Annabelle Waugh, remains one of South Australia's iconic wineries. Start with a great terroir, add in old vine material and meticulous winemaking, and end with extraordinary results."

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Wine Advocate # 181 - Feb 2009 Jay Miller 96 Points Drink: 2015 - 2030

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Country:

Australia

Region:

SA- Barossa Valley

Variety:

Wine Red - Shiraz

Size:

750mL