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Manage Subscriptions2002 Torbreck Juveniles
Red Rhone Blend
- Australia
- South Australia
- Barossa
- Barossa Valley
Community Tasting Notes 35
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dbhatiamd Likes this wine: 95 points
September 10, 2019 - This wine is surprisingly amazing. Another example of not hanging your hat on Lisa Brown or Robert Parker. According to her the wine was supposed to be drunk within the first six years. This bottle has been laying in my cellar for 13 years untouched. It is an incredible bottle still vibrant, full of dark fruit and very polished tannins.
Could easily be confused for a cote rotie -
gitchacatcha Likes this wine: 84 points
September 17, 2016 - Great with salmon and salad. withstand years
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biggie Likes this wine: 89 points
December 17, 2014 - At pnp quite jammy but with decanting - sediment on cork and in bottle - after an hour became complex and interesting. Garrigue, ripe fruit and medium finish all combine to make this one a winner. Still holding well and able to go another 3 years.
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pgm Likes this wine: 90 points
October 3, 2011 - Purchased as a closeout price on the off chance there would be some life left. As such, a very pleasant surprise. A little cloudy with sediment, this would take some port treatment, standing for 24 hours and decanting thereafter. Only the slightest bricking of the color.
A nice clean CdP profile: raspberry, some plum, a little herbal spice, too.1 person found this helpful Comment -
afitzhugh wrote: 92 points
January 9, 2011 - Clean, crisp, smooth, pure fruit, elegant. Almost as if it were an intense Pinot. Very nice.
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3/10/2004 (link) 89 points(Torbreck Juveniles) Reticent vanilla nose; tasty, berry, Grenache, plum, wood palate with green notes and sweet underlying tannins; medium finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2002
- Type Red
- Producer Torbreck
- Varietal Red Rhone Blend
- Designation Juveniles
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Australia
- Region South Australia
- SubRegion Barossa
- Appellation Barossa Valley
- UPC Codes 5333397757024, 9333343000101
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 147 (39%)
- Consumed 228 (61%)
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- VarietyRed Rhone Blend
- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionBarossa
- AppellationBarossa Valley
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