Sleek and satiny, this is a sturdy wine, with a polish to the red berry and blackberry flavors, slipping easily into a long and gentle finish. Best from 2015 through 2019. 150 cases imported.??–HS??Region: Australia / Barossa / Barossa Valley Select to Add

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2009 Alices Shiraz gives a pronounced nose of black cherry preserves, crushed blueberries and warm blackberries with hints of oolong tea, black licorice, Indian spices and loam. Medium to full bodied, the palate is nicely balanced offering mouth-filling ripe berry flavors, lively acid and a medium to firm level of rounded tannins. The finish is long and pure. Approachable now, it should drink to 2019. Importer: No Known American Importer.

Very deep garnet-purple colored, the 2008 Alices Shiraz gives pronounced blackberry and black cherry compote aromas overlying anise, chocolate box, vanilla, cedar and cloves. Full-bodied with very crisp acid and very firm fine grained tannins, this is a beautifully produced Shiraz with great balance and persistence. Drink it 2014 to 2022+. Importer: Dan Philips, The Grateful Palate, Oxnard, CA; tel. (805) 782-9095

The 2006 Shiraz Alices is more dense and saturated than the Seven Acre cuvee. It exhibits a brooding nose of smoke, lavender, damp earth, game, and blueberry. Firm and a bit closed down on the palate, this structured effort is still tightly wound and will require extended cellaring of 6-8 years. It seems to have all the right stuff to ultimately reveal its full potential but time will tell. Greenock Creek’s latest collection is a bit more mixed than usual due to the more challenging nature of the vintages from which these wine were produced. There is one bit of sad news; their Creek Block parcel is no longer commercially viable due to the age of the vines and will no longer be produced.Importer: Dan Philips, The Grateful Palate, Oxnard, CA; tel. (805) 782-9095