James Halliday 97 Points — One of the Barossa's Most Celebrated Cult Producers

My Wine Man on Greenock Creek

Greenock Creek is one of Australia's great cult wine producers — a small, family-run estate in the Greenock sub-region of the Barossa Valley, farmed by Michael and Annabelle Waugh with an uncompromising commitment to old-vine quality and minimal intervention. The estate's vineyards are dry-grown on ancient soils, and production is deliberately tiny — demand has always far exceeded supply, and Greenock Creek wines rarely appear outside of the estate's own allocation list. The Cabernet Sauvignon is sourced from old-vine material in the Greenock sub-region, where the combination of ancient soils, dry-grown viticulture, and the Barossa's warm continental climate produces wines of extraordinary concentration, depth, and longevity. This is Barossa Cabernet at its most serious and age-worthy — and the 2017, with 8 years of bottle age, is drinking at a magnificent point in its evolution.

Tasting Notes

The 2017 Greenock Creek Cabernet Sauvignon is a wine of remarkable depth, complexity, and structural authority. Deep, opaque garnet in the glass, it opens with a dense, concentrated core of dark fruit — blackcurrant, dark plum, and blackberry — layered with cedar, dark chocolate, graphite, and a fine thread of dried herbs. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and richly textured, with the ripe, fine-grained tannins and natural acidity that define great Barossa Cabernet at its best. The oak is perfectly integrated, the balance is impeccable, and the finish is extraordinarily long and persistent. A wine of genuine authority and exceptional cellaring potential. James Halliday 97 Points.

Style & Drinking Window

Full-bodied with exceptional concentration, depth, and structural precision. Decant for two hours. Drinking magnificently now with 8 years of bottle age, and will continue to evolve and reward through 2035–2045. One of the great long-haul cellaring propositions in the store.

Why This Is a Smart Buy

At HK$319, the 2017 Greenock Creek Cabernet Sauvignon delivers 97-point Barossa Cabernet from one of Australia's most sought-after and consistently excellent cult producers — a wine that is genuinely difficult to source outside of the estate's own allocation list. With 8 years of bottle age and a drinking window extending to 2045, this is one of the most compelling fine wine propositions in the store.

Looking for a Different Style?

- 2017 UTOPOS Barossa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon — another premium Barossa Cabernet from a different producer, for those who want to explore the variety across the region
- 2014 Grosset Gaia Clare Valley Cabernet Blend — a 95-point Clare Valley Bordeaux blend of extraordinary elegance and restraint, for those who want a cooler-climate expression of South Australian Cabernet
- 2018 Henschke Cyril Eden Valley Cabernet Sauvignon — a benchmark Eden Valley Cabernet from one of Australia's most celebrated multi-generational estates

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