2005 Greenock Creek Alice's Shiraz
Grape Variety: Shiraz
Region: Barossa Valley, Australia
Food pairing: Grilled dry-aged rib-eye steak
These days, it may seem that 96 point Barossa Shiraz is about as rare as a wallaby in the same parts. (Though I have to admit I have absolutely no idea how rare a Barossa wallaby really is.) But should you find yourself stumbling across the Barossa Valley looking for a wallaby, chances are you'd trip over a high-scoring Shiraz or two along the way. There may or may not be a river of it. We can neither confirm nor deny.
That doesn't mean, however, that Greenock Creek is just another high-scoring Shiraz in a sea of such wine. On the contrary, Greenock is quite special in its own right. Owned by Michael and Annabelle Waugh, this winery, as Jay Miller of the Wine Advocate puts it, "remains one of South Australia's most iconic wineries. Start with great terroir, add in old vine material and meticulous winemaking, and end with extraordinary results." Certainly sounds like a recipe for success. The 2005 Shiraz that they lovingly named "Alice's" spent 28 months in seasoned American oak hogsheads rather than the more typically favored French Oak barriques, lending a spicier, cigar-box character to the already meaty old-vine grapes. Layers of blueberry, smoke, game and truffle made this wine what is, and not surprisingly, earned it 96 points from the Wine Advocate.http://www.garyswine.com/fine_wine/australia/72553.html
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