Ruby coloured, nose of dark berries, brown sugar, baking spices. Ripe cherry and blackberry to taste, into mocha, thyme, black olives. Supple tannins and a very smooth finish. Overall it is quite soft so wonder how much more it’ll age. Still, first from case I’ll enjoy the rest of.
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Served blind and welt for new world , CdP blend wine and when told its not American we went directly to Barossa 5yrs old wine. This wine punches way above its price and frankly is a lot purer and rounder than the beasts that sometimes Torbreck churns and sells at much much higher prices. This was for sure on point and drinks ever so well and thus the 92 albeit objectively a lesser wine.
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First sip, after 30 minutes of air, I thought I was drinking a CDP as I was considering one along with this bottle for dinner. Nice balance of fruit and acidity. One of the better Australian GSMs I have had. Only had the one bottle filling out a case buy, but may repurchase. At 5 years, no need to cellar further. Similar to a Southern Rhone blend. 4.1 stars.
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A lighter shade of red. Showing blackberries and raspberries on the palate, along with hints of spice, licorice, a touch of earth and crushed stone. Rather light, almost feathery tannins. There’s the slightest bit of astringency on the finish; the alcohol, too, is fairly big on this, though I wouldn’t say that it’s obtrusive or poorly integrated. It’s just a big, ripe Barossa Valley GSM. Not bad. Not bad, at all.
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"'18 was a cracking vintage" I am being told. Soft and round, and full bodied mid-palate. A purple patch which means a good time in Australian. Gentle ox, about 9 L every two weeks from teh barrls I am being told. Serious old vine material going up to 150 year old. Still ungrafted as it goes. Savory black olive, umami, soy sauce. Seriously epic wine in quite a nice package I am being told.
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Spices, plum and some sweet raspberry. At first I was nervous that it might be too sweet but there is a smokiness that cuts right through it. Almost like some bbq’d meat with a fruit-based bbq sauce. Tasting this makes you immediately want to throw meat on the grill. Very fresh despite how brooding it is. Really good and should get even better.
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Cherry, wild flowers, spiced plum, raspberry, smoked earth, herbs and licorice all emerge on the fabulous nose. The palate is broad, polished and sumptuous with a wonderful sense of purity, freshness and fruit concentration along with a granitic, mineral streak. The tannins melt through the long, gently grippy finish. Just emerging into its prime drinking window, for the money this has to be the top value buy from Torbreck and will offer serious pleasure for at least another 6-7+ years.
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Henri Bloem Bloemendaal, spring tasting event: Tasted twice, kirsch, round, even sweetness due to its youth, juicy, as dry as possible, as the '15 Woodcutter's a hint of overconcentration, but in balance and quite polished in the finish; premier league.
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dark luscious brooding liquid jammy, oak filled nose, with lots of all spice thick and unctuous. definitely a jammy oak bomb right now, but still enjoyable. It should settle down and integrate in the future. It's a fun, well priced wine. Went great with lamb chops tonight.
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Nicliani Portfolio tasting (Beef bar): Different in style than the previous wines from Torbreck, the wine is more earthy and spicy, looks far more “European”, its more herbal too, licorice, minty, dense oak frame, smoke paprika. Palate is very smooth, beautiful, juicy, elegant, smooth tannins, black fruit, long finish
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The wine is very strange in the nose, thick and dense fruity core, floral and cinnamon notes. In the palate, the wine is way more silky than expected, sweetness from the ripe black fruit, currant, cherries, nice oak frame, cinnamon again with a bit of heat in the medium to long finish
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Magnificent 6 Ride Again: Blind. Licorice, lifted and floral notes, blackberry as well. Rather sweet on the palate, the ripeness stands boldly at the forefront. I haven't had this wine in quite a few years and it's just how I remember it - not for me.
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Friday at the strand (Strand Cellars, Croydon): Ripe blackberry, savoury spices, a little plum, with time sweet spice shows through. Juicy but dense, black fruit compote, thick, chewy, chalky textured tannins, alcoholic warmth is non-intrusive on the finish, the tannins close down the finish though, Hmm.
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3/30/2024 - YOONA wapa wrote: 89 Points
nose: milk, plum, smoke
palate: grape jam, plum, pepper
1시간 30분 브리딩 후 마심. 향이 맛보다 좋다. 연유 향이 올라오고 블랙베리 계열의 과실향이 크게 난다. 완전 full body. 맛은 포도 잼 향이 주를 이루며 스모키, 풀향, 끝 맛으로 약간의 알싸한 후추 맛이 난다.
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11/23/2023 - Gman_21 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Peppery and balanced with bright red fruit. Fantastic with Thanksgiving
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11/20/2023 - nzinkgraf wrote:
53% Grenache
28% Syrah
19% Mataro
3000cs
1st vintage was 1996
Quite chewy to the palate
240 acres of estate plantings at Torbreck
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11/10/2023 - Jaymnik Likes this wine: 92 Points
Ruby coloured, nose of dark berries, brown sugar, baking spices. Ripe cherry and blackberry to taste, into mocha, thyme, black olives. Supple tannins and a very smooth finish. Overall it is quite soft so wonder how much more it’ll age. Still, first from case I’ll enjoy the rest of.
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9/27/2023 - Papies wrote: 92 Points
Served blind and welt for new world , CdP blend wine and when told its not American we went directly to Barossa 5yrs old wine.
This wine punches way above its price and frankly is a lot purer and rounder than the beasts that sometimes Torbreck churns and sells at much much higher prices. This was for sure on point and drinks ever so well and thus the 92 albeit objectively a lesser wine.
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9/8/2023 - gnsti wrote: 91 Points
달콤한 과일향에 블랙베리, 블랙커런트, 스파이시, 후추
팔렛으로도 이어지는 달콤한 과실, 꽤나 괜찮은 산미, 부드러운 질감.
달콤한 뉘앙스가 살짝 약했다면 좋았을 것 같다.
무르베르드의 뉘앙스가 너무 강조되는듯.
그래도 그것만 빼면 상당히 인상적.
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9/2/2023 - Siwink57 Likes this wine: 91 Points
First sip, after 30 minutes of air, I thought I was drinking a CDP as I was considering one along with this bottle for dinner. Nice balance of fruit and acidity. One of the better Australian GSMs I have had. Only had the one bottle filling out a case buy, but may repurchase. At 5 years, no need to cellar further. Similar to a Southern Rhone blend. 4.1 stars.
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5/19/2023 - mfimiani47 wrote: 90 Points
Raspberry still beams through with some extracted sweetness. This bottle seemed to fall a bit flat in the mid-palate. Good not great.
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1/15/2023 - VincentStThomas Likes this wine: 90 Points
A lighter shade of red. Showing blackberries and raspberries on the palate, along with hints of spice, licorice, a touch of earth and crushed stone. Rather light, almost feathery tannins. There’s the slightest bit of astringency on the finish; the alcohol, too, is fairly big on this, though I wouldn’t say that it’s obtrusive or poorly integrated. It’s just a big, ripe Barossa Valley GSM. Not bad. Not bad, at all.
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11/9/2022 - Nelsongwinn Likes this wine: 91 Points
Deep red color, deep rich and complex fruit, long finish.
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9/13/2022 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
"'18 was a cracking vintage" I am being told. Soft and round, and full bodied mid-palate. A purple patch which means a good time in Australian. Gentle ox, about 9 L every two weeks from teh barrls I am being told. Serious old vine material going up to 150 year old. Still ungrafted as it goes. Savory black olive, umami, soy sauce. Seriously epic wine in quite a nice package I am being told.
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9/4/2022 - Venkar wrote: 91 Points
Savoury wine blackberry with meaty elements.
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8/28/2022 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Spices, plum and some sweet raspberry. At first I was nervous that it might be too sweet but there is a smokiness that cuts right through it. Almost like some bbq’d meat with a fruit-based bbq sauce. Tasting this makes you immediately want to throw meat on the grill. Very fresh despite how brooding it is. Really good and should get even better.
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8/3/2022 - CC_H Likes this wine: 92 Points
Cherry, wild flowers, spiced plum, raspberry, smoked earth, herbs and licorice all emerge on the fabulous nose. The palate is broad, polished and sumptuous with a wonderful sense of purity, freshness and fruit concentration along with a granitic, mineral streak. The tannins melt through the long, gently grippy finish. Just emerging into its prime drinking window, for the money this has to be the top value buy from Torbreck and will offer serious pleasure for at least another 6-7+ years.
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5/22/2022 - FransS wrote: 92 Points
Henri Bloem Bloemendaal, spring tasting event:
Tasted twice, kirsch, round, even sweetness due to its youth, juicy, as dry as possible, as the '15 Woodcutter's a hint of overconcentration, but in balance and quite polished in the finish; premier league.
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5/5/2022 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 90 Points
dark luscious brooding liquid
jammy, oak filled nose, with lots of all spice
thick and unctuous. definitely a jammy oak bomb right now, but still enjoyable. It should settle down and integrate in the future. It's a fun, well priced wine. Went great with lamb chops tonight.
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3/2/2022 - kostaslonis wrote:
Nicliani Portfolio tasting (Beef bar): Different in style than the previous wines from Torbreck, the wine is more earthy and spicy, looks far more “European”, its more herbal too, licorice, minty, dense oak frame, smoke paprika. Palate is very smooth, beautiful, juicy, elegant, smooth tannins, black fruit, long finish
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7/14/2021 - kostaslonis wrote:
Random wines tried before service (Oinoscent): The wine was sampled at Oinoscent, via Coravin, bottle brought by importer.
The wine is very strange in the nose, thick and dense fruity core, floral and cinnamon notes.
In the palate, the wine is way more silky than expected, sweetness from the ripe black fruit, currant, cherries, nice oak frame, cinnamon again with a bit of heat in the medium to long finish
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4/24/2021 - CamWheeler wrote: 86 Points
Magnificent 6 Ride Again: Blind. Licorice, lifted and floral notes, blackberry as well. Rather sweet on the palate, the ripeness stands boldly at the forefront. I haven't had this wine in quite a few years and it's just how I remember it - not for me.
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9/8/2020 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
Rich and sweet red berry fruit with a passionfruit skin note. It is ripe and fleshy and has good chew.
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7/10/2020 - chatters wrote:
Friday at the strand (Strand Cellars, Croydon): Ripe blackberry, savoury spices, a little plum, with time sweet spice shows through. Juicy but dense, black fruit compote, thick, chewy, chalky textured tannins, alcoholic warmth is non-intrusive on the finish, the tannins close down the finish though, Hmm.
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