Community Tasting Notes 17

• Gman64 Likes this wine: 96 points

  December 28, 2023 - complex and delicious, viognier adds that extra special nose and slick mouthfeel. full through the palate with a bit of alcohol heat on the long finish. great drop

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• red.red.vino wrote: 95 points

  March 11, 2023 - In the decanter 3 hours prior to drinking. Ruby with a purple hue, which only slighted faded with time open. Huge wine, as expected by Torbreck and at at 15.5%. Incredibly fruit forward, dense and intense, with a touch of velvet to it (thank you Viognier). Long long finish that doesn’t quit, can still taste it a minute later. Only criticism would be it’s really that big, may need food or company to finish the bottle. No rush though, it is powering along.

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• kostaslonis wrote: flawed

  April 28, 2022 - Torbreck Runrig vertical tasting (home): Varietal: 98.5% Shiraz, 1.5% Viognier
  Regions: Lyndoch, Rowland Flat, Seppeltsfield, Greenock, Moppa & Ebenezer.
  Harvest: 21st February through to 20th March 2013
  Analysis: pH 3.59, acidity 6.33g/lt, alcohol 15.5% Alc/Vol
  Fermentation: Each of the six parcels of fruit were gently de-stemmed into both wooden & concrete open top fermenters where they were carefully nurtured for 6-7 days on skins. After basket pressing the wine was run directly into both new (45%) and 2nd and 3rd fill French barriques to complete natural malo. The wine was then racked after six months, but left on fine lees throughout maturation to enhance texture. After 30 months the Shiraz components were blended into tank and a bench trial was conducted to determine the final percentage of Viognier.
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  Tasting from old to new vintages, the bottles were opened at 15.00, double decanted, tasting at 21.00
  Corked
  damn

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• bhrubin Likes this wine: 91 points

  May 11, 2021 - This was a bit of a disappointment based on price and other reviews. Decanted for 5 hrs, nice bouquet but lacking oomph on the tongue and mouthfeel. It had pleasant dark fruit but not much complexity, seemed out of balance and lacking. It just didn’t stand up to other Syrahs we’ve enjoyed. Two more to go, so hoping another few years might help this one find its footing.

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• LordOfGlencoe Likes this wine:

  November 27, 2020 - Zimt, sehr blumig, extrem üppig, eingekocht, parfümiert. Nach einer Weile intensiver Lebkuchen Geschmack. Noch später Vanille und sehr reife Frucht.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type Red
• Producer Torbreck
• Varietal Shiraz Blend
• Designation RunRig
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion Barossa
• Appellation Barossa Valley
• UPC Codes 9333343003058, 9333343003140

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• Pending Delivery 36 (5%)
• In Cellars 565 (71%)
• Consumed 192 (24%)

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