Winery Greenock Creek - Creek Block Shiraz

Winery Greenock CreekCreek Block Shiraz

4.3
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Creek Block Shiraz of Winery Greenock Creek is a red wine from the region of Barossa Valley of Australie du Sud.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Taste structure of the Creek Block Shiraz from the Winery Greenock Creek

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Creek Block Shiraz of Winery Greenock Creek in the region of Australie du Sud is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Creek Block Shiraz of Winery Greenock Creek in the region of Australie du Sud often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Greenock Creek's Creek Block Shiraz.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Goron de Bovernier

Its origin is most certainly Valdôtaine (Italy), still cultivated in the Entremont Valley in the Swiss Valais and totally unknown in other countries. It is the result of a natural cross between a still unknown or even extinct variety and the Cornalin du Valais or rouge du pays. It is the grandson of the humagne rouge or petit rouge and would also have genetic links with the rèze and the chasselas. The Goron de Bovernier is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list B.

Last vintages of this wine

Creek Block Shiraz - 2004
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Creek Block Shiraz - 2003
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Creek Block Shiraz - 2002
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Creek Block Shiraz - 2001
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Creek Block Shiraz - 1999
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Creek Block Shiraz - 1998
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Creek Block Shiraz - 1996
In the top 100 of of Barossa Valley wines
Average rating: 4.411110

The best vintages of Creek Block Shiraz from Winery Greenock Creek are 1999, 1998, 2002, 2001 and 1996.

Informations about the Winery Greenock Creek

The winery offers 16 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Barossa Valley in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Greenock Creek is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Barossa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Australie du Sud
In the top 2000 of of Australia wines
In the top 250 of of Barossa Valley wines
In the top 35000 of red wines
In the top 50000 wines of the world

The wine region of Barossa Valley

The wine region of Barossa Valley is located in the region of Barossa of Australie du Sud of Australia. We currently count 613 estates and châteaux in the of Barossa Valley, producing 2290 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Barossa Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Australie du Sud

SouthAustralia is one of Australia's six states, located (as the name suggests) in the south of the vast island continent. It's the engine room of the Australian wine industry, responsible for about half of the country's total production each year. But there's more to the region than quantity - countless high-quality wines are produced here, most from the region's signature Grape, Shiraz. These include such fine, collectible wines as Penfolds Grange, Henschke Hill of Grace, Torbreck The Laird and d'Arenberg The Dead Arm.

The word of the wine: Runoff

Failure of the vine flower to fertilize at the time of flowering, when the weather is too cold or rainy. Under these conditions, the vine will have few or no clusters.

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