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, the vines are in excess of seventy years of age. The wine spent 22 months maturing in French oak and is bottled under cork. The colour here is a deep magenta. There is quite a meaty nose with black fruits, plums, aniseed, bergamot, black cherries and smoked meats. The wine is rich and chocolatey on the palate and we see the emergence of tobacco leaves among the flavours. Very good length here with sleek tannins, this is a rich and full flavoured style from the Barossa. Enjoy it over the next ten to twelve years. Alcohol: 15%; Drink to: 2024-2036; Price: $65.00; Rating: 94 Points; Ken Gargett