Greenock Estate Winery derives its name from a single vineyard planted in 1948 near the historic village of Greenock in South Australia’s premier wine region, the Barossa Valley.

Single Block Series. Single vineyard selected that has slow sustainable ripening, producing a seriously fruit-driven style. Harvest in April from 70-year-old vines. Aged for 22 months in French oak.

Figs, cranberry and black tea offer seamless fruit flavours with firm tannins. Elegant toasty oak with hints of mushroom and cashew nuts on the back palate, integrated with fruits of the forest.

From a single vineyard in the Barossa, with 70-year-old vines, the wine spent 22 months maturing in French oak. The colour is an inky magenta. There is slightly more austerity here than in many Barossa offerings, as one would expect. Notes of blackberries, cigar box, aniseed, leather, coffee grinds, dry herbs and figs with a fine line of acidity. The palate is rich and long with firm and ever-so-slightly grainy tannins while more chocolate notes emerge on the palate. Terrific drinking for the next 12 to 20 years. Alcohol: 15%; Drink to: 2023-2036; Price: $65.00; Rating: 94 Points; Ken Gargett