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2016 Torbreck RunRig
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Vintage conditions
Despite a dry winter during 2015, rains in January and March 2016, freshened the older vines and provided long, slow ripening periods in between, which led to a stand-out vintage with high quality fruit.
Tasting Note
Intense, lifted aromatics of dense blueberries and blackberries dark chocolate all come to the fore with an opulent profile of mulberry plum and five-spice.
A plush and velvety textured palate of red cherry and stone fruits, clove all interwoven with hints of dark chocolate. The complex layers and fruit characters continue to evolve in the glass with hints of ironstone, anise, blackberry and pepper all becoming more persistent in the finish.
This densely textured Run Rig will certainly reward those with patience.
Composition 98% Shiraz, 2% Viognier
Vineyards 6 Vineyards, assemblage
Lyndoch, Rowland Flat, Moppa, Ebenezer, Light Pass
Harvest. 18th February through to 23rd March 2016
Oak treatment 30 months on new (50%), second fill and third fill French oak barriques, completing a natural malolactic fermentation in barrel and resting on fine lees throughout maturation to enhance texture
Analysis
Alc/Vol 15%
pH 3.69
Acidity 6.04g/L
Tasting note
Crimson and deep purple hues
Cherry plum, dark chocolate, mulberry and five-spice with savoury tones
Full bodied, firm tannins that interplay with a generous, silky, textural midpalate weight. The finish is firm and persistent
Cellaring 15 to 20 years
Despite a dry winter during 2015, rains in January and March 2016, freshened the older vines and provided long, slow ripening periods in between, which led to a stand-out vintage with high quality fruit.
Tasting Note
Intense, lifted aromatics of dense blueberries and blackberries dark chocolate all come to the fore with an opulent profile of mulberry plum and five-spice.
A plush and velvety textured palate of red cherry and stone fruits, clove all interwoven with hints of dark chocolate. The complex layers and fruit characters continue to evolve in the glass with hints of ironstone, anise, blackberry and pepper all becoming more persistent in the finish.
This densely textured Run Rig will certainly reward those with patience.
Composition 98% Shiraz, 2% Viognier
Vineyards 6 Vineyards, assemblage
Lyndoch, Rowland Flat, Moppa, Ebenezer, Light Pass
Harvest. 18th February through to 23rd March 2016
Oak treatment 30 months on new (50%), second fill and third fill French oak barriques, completing a natural malolactic fermentation in barrel and resting on fine lees throughout maturation to enhance texture
Analysis
Alc/Vol 15%
pH 3.69
Acidity 6.04g/L
Tasting note
Crimson and deep purple hues
Cherry plum, dark chocolate, mulberry and five-spice with savoury tones
Full bodied, firm tannins that interplay with a generous, silky, textural midpalate weight. The finish is firm and persistent
Cellaring 15 to 20 years