28/09/2022
From the sub-regions of the Western Rim and Greenock Creek–located along the Barossa’s western ridge–come long-lived red wines of deep colour, abundant flavour and great structure.
Thin, sandy, red-yellow brown loam topsoils lie sparsely scattered over ancient deposits of bluestone, marble stone, limestone, quartz and shallower, shattered ironstone.
Rainfall can be moderate to moderately low, around 600mm per year but often less than 400 millimetres, falling predominantly through winter and early spring. Subsurface clay retains valuable moisture, sustaining the vines through the long, warm and dry summers and autumns.
Greenock Creek has two unique terroirs based on the vine's proximity to the creek.
Vineyard areas close to the creek tend to have richer, deeper, clay-based soils, while sites on slopes and hills further from the creek are more rocky.
The perfect, low disease pressure conditions in which to grow small, healthy bunches of compact, flavour-packed berries.
The result, wines that are full-bodied, rich and opulent in style, deep purple-red in colour, blue and black fruits, dark chocolate and iodine in aroma, round and velvety in shape and in texture, strong expressive tannins, strongly puckering and moderately drying.
