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Red
1999 Torbreck RunRig
Shiraz Blend
- Australia
- South Australia
- Barossa
- Barossa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 52
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Peech Likes this wine: 96 points
August 9, 2023 - Part of 5 vintage vertical of 97, 99, 01, 02, 04: ranked #2
decanted about 1 hour after opening and served 45 minutes after decanting. Bigger toasty nose, more minty. Leaner on the palate and more concentrated, a little more closed compared to the 1997, and showing a higher alcohol level on the palate. Really sweet on the palate with a little vanilla on the finish. -
PPalerme wrote: 94 points
October 30, 2022 - Beautiful, smooth and very pleasant. Could drink now or still wait few years.
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Peech Likes this wine: 93 points
December 28, 2021 - opened around 20 minutes before dinner. Ripe and jammy as expected, with some oaky notes, a little metallic and iron rust. Very nice and fragrant. Still very metallic more than an hour later.
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Jack wrote: 94 points
October 15, 2021 - This has settled down a lot. Still some years to go but I’d drink them now. I don’t see how they could improve
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Xavier Auerbach wrote: 94 points
March 21, 2020 - Pristine bottle, cork disintegrated on opening. Last tasted on Christmas Eve 2007. The fragrant, smoky nose retains all of its complexity in a more subtle way, with beautiful lift from the Viognier; the palate has simmered down too, and has traded its youthful richness and exuberance for a more restrained and gentle character, with delicate grip from sandy tannins and well-integrated, fresh acidity; the finish displays the Viognier element of the wine, with touches of apricot, length is very good. Fully mature.
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10/6/2015 (link) 92 points(Torbreck RunRig) Very dark red violet color; mint, ripe berry, baked berry nose; tasty, ripe black currant, baked berry palate; medium-plus finish
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10/28/2008 (link) 94 points(Torbreck RunRig) Dark red violet color; berry and herbal nose; tasty, blackberry, herbal, black fruit, mulberry and berry palate; medium-plus finish
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2/5/2008 (link) 94 points(Torbreck RunRig) Black red violet color with cherry red meniscus; focused black fruit, mulberry, lovely blackberry, rich and with depth; long finish 94+ pts. (WOTF for group)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1999
- Type Red
- Producer Torbreck
- Varietal Shiraz Blend
- Designation RunRig
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Australia
- Region South Australia
- SubRegion Barossa
- Appellation Barossa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 612 (62%)
- Consumed 374 (38%)
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- ProducerTorbreck
- VarietyShiraz Blend
- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- SubRegionBarossa
- AppellationBarossa Valley
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