TN: Greenock Creek Apricot Block Shiraz 2000

Wizz · Post by **Wizz** » Fri May 13, 2005 9:45 pm

I have tried and loved this wine on a number of occasions, a great product from a weak vintage. This bottle however doesnt show so well

While it is still dense purple red to look at, the nose isnt blueberry and blackberry anymore, it smells like black olives, chocolate and prunes. the palate follows the same way: pruney and ripe, and it is black olive city: those dried ones you get on commercial pizza. There is the remains of some lush juicy berries here, and the texture is still somehow juicy. But there is also a whisky like tone, and the alcohol is showing far more than it ever has. Even my non wine drinking daughter said "this tastes porty" and she is spot on.

Very disappointing considering how much I've liked earlier bottles.

Barely 80/100 on this showing. Anyone else have recent experience with this?

cheers

Andrew

Scoobinski · Post by **Scoobinski** » Sat May 14, 2005 6:06 am

Wizz,

I haven't tried the 2000 Apricot Block, but recently did taste one of my 2000 Seven Acre's at one of Atilla's wine dinners. I mention this because the SA was also showing 'in your face' olive characters. My fellow drinkers didn't seem too concerned, but I was quite disappointed, as the same wine hadn't shown any of these characters a couple of years ago when I last tasted it, and was stunning.

I find olive characters quite unpleasant, so hope that this isn't a recurring theme with Greenock Creek wines as they age.

Scoob

Wizz · Post by **Wizz** » Sat May 14, 2005 9:28 am

Scoob, now I'm concerned!

Checking my notes, the 00 Rockford didnt show black olives, nor did the 00 Melton Shiraz or Nine Popes. I have about 2 bottles of anything 00 from the Barossa, so I guess I'll never know.

I hope it isnt a Greenock Creek thing...

Andrew