Community Tasting Notes 8

• Vineyard Boy wrote: 90 points

  February 20, 2024 - Should be much better with food

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• kostaslonis wrote:

  February 1, 2022 - Tasting Ground official tasting, Torbreck The Factor vertical (Oinoscent): Variety: 100% Shiraz
  Vineyards: 3 vineyards, assemblage
  Sub-regions: Gomersal, Krondorf, Marananga
  Harvest: 17 February to 30 March 2015
  Maturation: 24 months in a combination of new (40%), second fill and seasoned French oak barriques
  Analysis: Alc/Vol 15% pH 3.68 Acidity 6.56g/L
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  The wine shows fresh pure black fruit, licorice, thin oak frame, floral notes, a touch spicy with bacon.
  Palate is very fresh, mild tannins, again black fruit, cherries and berries, licorice again, velvety and juicy, medium acidity, medium to long finish
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  24h: Beautiful, fruit, spicy, heat, nice oak frame, palate juicy, fruit core, big, balanced, better today

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• Shloly wrote: 90 points

  February 1, 2022 - The wine is clear, with deep ruby color and thick legs.
  On the nose, the wine is clean, with medium aromas of cherry, fresh meat, red and black fruits, spices, green fresh herbs.
  On the palate the wine is dry, with medium plus acidity, medium plus ripe tannins (probably from the oak), medium body, medium plus alcohol, medium plus flavors of ripe red summer fruits, spices, fresh herbs, oak spices, vanilla.
  The wine is of a very good quality, due to its length, depth and complexity. It is appealing and fruit driven at time of tasting, overall aromas and flavors indicates warmer vintage and ripeness, which can soft down a bit from further aging and to develop more of secondary profiles it has in its potential.

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• Puteljen! Likes this wine: 92 points

  May 12, 2021 - Quite concentrated, dark fruit - cherry, sloan, blueberry - but not over the top. Stays in balance thanks to good acidity and a mineral structure. Good lenght with iron, smoke and dark cherry.

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• Woodbridge Brad Likes this wine: 92 points

  January 1, 2020 - Am drinking this over two nights. First impression is strong roasted Shiraz with intense but integrated smoky oak, plenty of acid and ample chewy, slightly bitter tannin. This is a very distinct and artistic wine. Started cool having just come out of the cellar, it really opened as it warmed. It not a heavy nor viscous wine, not a faint wine either, it has strength and it is bone dry. First night conclusion is that although it was lovely with the meal I will not open another bottle for a few years.
  
  Second night notes: the tannins did appear more resolved. This is a very distinct and delicious wine, wonderful Shiraz somewhat lean but powerful and complex.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2015
• Type Red
• Producer Torbreck
• Varietal Shiraz
• Designation The Factor
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion Barossa
• Appellation Barossa Valley
• UPC Codes 9333343003164, 9333343003294

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• Pending Delivery 12 (5%)
• In Cellars 160 (69%)
• Consumed 60 (26%)

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