2008 Torrin The Maven

Community Tasting Notes (22) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  4/26/2019 - ek49 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  The last of my bottles - drank at a wood-fire pizza party we hosted. I thought this would go well with some of the meatier pizza selections. In sum, a beautiful bottle. I opened the bottle while it was still a bit chilled, so the nose was a bit reticent. As it warmed, the wine was lush on the palate. The tannins were largely integrated but had the backbone to hold another 5+ years. Dark fruit, blackberries, blueberries on the palate with a peppery note as well. Good acidity to keep ti all together. Look forward to the other vintages that I am holding.

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  1/13/2019 - mvande21 wrote: 92 Points

  Unfortunately this bottle had minor TCA taint, though it didn't take away from it's forward deep fruit character. Red fruits, vanilla and spices. Full body, a bit sweet with grippy tannins and long finish.

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  3/23/2017 - Seafoam Manor wrote:

  This is the sort of wine where you could have two people scoring it 10-12 points apart and I could agree with both sides. This clocks in at 16.2% abv and you get every bit of it, but it is so gigantic in every sense (except acidity) that is a success in a style that probably spans from Amarone to Port. This tests alcohol tolerance as much as any wine I have had, because, despite the heat, there is a complexity and such a full throttle enthusiasm that makes you really want to like it. This might be 80's metal in wine form.
  
  Deeply colored and somewhere between ruby and garnet, which is probably representative of the Grenache oxidizing a bit and the Syrah getting close to its tenth birthday. The nose has a bit of a candied quality to it with the red fruited Grenache elements probably being dominant. You get a fair degree of grenache spice notes and some new oak notes, but not as much as you get on the palate. Oh, you get alcohol too... a lot. The palate takes the nose and multiplies it. Surprisingly youthful red cherries and raspberries, with a bit of a stewed plum quality. Licorice, creamy vanilla, sweet baking spice, pepper and a little bit of smoke & game from the syrah. The tannins are very ripe and fully integrated. The alcohol burn is so high that getting a read on the acid is pretty tough, but it certainly isn't saliva inducing. With all the alcohol, the finish is more "I just took a shot" than long. All that said, this is pretty complex and I know people who would love this.
  
  This would be a very tough wine to pair with food. If forced to, I would take the Amarone route and opt for a salty Parmigiana with a fair degree of age too it. End of meal only.
  
  Take your personal average score for massive wines and add 1 or 2.

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  1/2/2016 - philipmac wrote: 96 Points

  Had one previous on 2/21/2015, rated 94 points. Decanted same amount of time, 3 hours. This one was even better as I remember. Torrin is a hidden gem. Pure consistency with their wines. 96-97

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  2/21/2015 - philipmac wrote: 94 Points

  Decanted for 3 hours. Opened up even more over the next 2 hours. Just Torrin-wonderful, as usual.

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