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2018 Torbreck The Struie Shiraz

VN 93

WS 92

JS 92

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May 8, 2022 - $36

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RATINGS

93Vinous / IWC

Smoke- and spice-accented dark berries, cherry liqueur and vanilla on the highly perfumed nose. Juicy and seamless in texture, offering appealingly sweet, penetrating black raspberry, cherry-cola and floral pastille flavors that are underscored by a smoky mineral quality. Fine-grained tannins build steadily on a long, floral-driven finish that leaves spicy white pepper and violet notes behind.

92Wine Spectator

Rich and concentrated up front, with complex and seamless notes of blueberry, huckleberry and wild blackberry, with details of cedar, violets, and white pepper. Finds plenty of harmony on the finish, with hints of mocha and supple, velvety tannins.

92James Suckling

...nose has a striking sense of tarry and spicy elements, savory and spicy at once. There’s a very fresh, linear feel to the ripe, rich and concise palate. Vibrant tannins carry rich blackberry and raspberry flavors long and polished.

PRODUCER

Torbreck

Torbreck Vintners was founded in the Barossa Valley of Australia in 1994 by David Powell. Trained in economics and accounting, Powell discovered fine wines as a young man and began working for some of Australia’s most renowned wine estates. In the early 1990s he acquired a few old vine vineyards. He named his estate after a forest in Scotland where he had briefly worked as a lumberjack. Today the 250-acre makes a range of acclaimed wines based on Powell’s love of the wines of France’s Rhone Valley. Torbreck grows Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro, Viognier, Marsanne, Roussanne, Semillon and Frontignac. Nevertheless, the estate’s most prestigious wines are are his Rhone style reds, including The Descendant, The Factor and Run Rig. Robert M. Parker Jr. has called Powell “one of the geniuses of Rhone Valley-influenced blockbuster red wines from Australia.”

REGION

Australia, South Australia, Barossa Valley

South Australia is the nation’s most important wine region. South Australia is to Australia what California is to the U.S. About half of Australia’s wine comes from South Australia and many of the country’s most acclaimed producers are there. Wineries based in South Australia include Penfolds Grange, Torbreck, Amon Ra, Henschke and Jacob’s Creek. The prestigious Barossa Valley is located in South Australia, and is often compared to Napa Valley because it is gorgeous topography covered in grape vines. First farmed by 19th century German-speakers who immigrated from what is now Poland, the Barossa Valley is the crown jewel of the region. South Australia has widely varying climates, from very hot, dry areas to cooler, high altitude areas. There are more than 150,000 acres of vineyards in South Australia, with more being planted each month. Shiraz is king, though the region also produces Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Mourvedre, Chardonnay and Semillon.

TYPE

Red Wine, Syrah (Shiraz)

This grape is grown in milder climates and produces a medium-to full-bodied wine. It is also known as Shiraz, but should not be confused with Petit Sirah, which was developed by crossing Syrah with Peloursin.