Picked up today and decided to try; decanted and open 3 hours as already throwing fine sediment.

Still dark almost black opaque color.

Black and blue fruit nose with hints of oak; follows through on the palate with the same fruits adding subtleties of mocha cappucino and vanilla. This is a complex wine that is stylistically a cross between MP and Torbreck.

This is a very enjoyable bottle today and I'm not sure if it will get significantly better with aging.

90+ points

Hey MTP, thanks for the TN. I've had the Apricot Block shiraz and have one bottle of the Alices i haven't tried yet.

What do you think is the optimum drinking window?

Rev,

If you have just one bottle and like wine fruit-driven and complex, I'd look to enjoy this wine in the next 3 years. After that, I'm not sure this, like many of these 15-16% alcohol Aussie fruit bombs, will make pleasurable 'old bones'. I just don't have enough tasting experience of 10+ year old Shiraz other than Grange and Yalumba Octavius to have an experienced opinion.

Maybe Torb or Bressler can help us here?

Sounds good MTP.

I'll just put it in the cellar and pop it when I want something a little different. I actually thought the apricot block had a bit more complexity than some other fruit bombs... hopefully the alices will too.

In my experience, the most long lived had been the Roennfeldt Rd and Creek Block, with the 7 Acre doing well in good vintages. I think the Apricot is definately a drink young wine. I've not had the Alices, but I expect it is also a drink young wine. As the fruit fades away, I don't think there is complexity to replace it.

If anyone wants some Alice's, I have a handful left.

jb

Agree 100% with Bressler on the Greenoack Creek question.