http://www.garyswine.com/fine_wine/australia/13648.htmlCategory: Australia
Size: 750 ml
Brand: Greenock Creek
Region: Barossa Valley
Varietal: Shiraz
Style: Red Wine
Food Pairing: Wood-smoked pork butt
Price: $79.99
2010 June Wine Club Premiere Selection
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 "Apricot Block" spent 28 months in seasoned American oak hogsheads rather than the more typically favored French Oak barriques, lending a spicier, scorched earth and pepper character to the already meaty old-vine grapes. Layers of blueberry, bacon, cedar and violets make this wine layered and intensely flavored, and not surprisingly, earned it 95 points from the Wine Advocate. A mere 15% alcohol makes it darn-near restrained for an Aussie Shiraz, and the well-balanced nature of the wine makes it one for the long haul, probably at its best now through 2020. A heady wine with gobs of fruit and hints of wood spice like this one goes impeccably well with dry-rubbed and slowly wood-smoked pork butt. Yes, it takes a few hours of dedication, but what else would you rather do on a lazy summer Sunday...mow the lawn?
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