Greenock Creek Wines

South Australia | Barossa Valley

Our Review

Founders Michael and Annabelle Waugh deliberately accumulated a series of old dryland, low-yielding Barossa vineyards back in the ‘70s, aiming to produce wines of unusual depth of flavour and character. They succeeded handsomely in this aim, achieving icon status and stratospheric prices in the US, making the opinions of Australian scribes irrelevant. The Waughs retired in '18 and the business was sold to a group headed by Sydney-based Jimmy Chen. Peter Atyeo stayed on as vineyard manager and winemaker, with Alex Peel (formerly Ross Estate and Yaldara) stepping in as senior winemaker. Older vineyards were remediated, new sites brought into the fold, and winemaking facilities updated. -JAMES HALLIDAY

Specialities

Shiraz, cabernet sauvignon, grenache, mataro, durif

Cellar Door

Information

Bookings are preferred and can be made online or by phoning cellar-door

Hours

7 days 11–5

Details are correct at time of writing

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Details

Rating
Winemaker Alex Peel, Peter Atyeo
Viticulturalist Peter Atyeo
Region Barossa Valley
Address 450 Seppeltsfield Road, Marananga, SA 5355
Established 1984
Dozens 7000
Vineyards (area) 26 ha
Opening Hours 7 days 11–5
Telephone (08) 8563 2898
Website www.greenockcreekwines.com.au