2018 Torbreck RunRig

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 94.6 points

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  11/20/2023 - nzinkgraf wrote:

  1995 was the first vintage and it was the first wine for Torbreck.
  2005 was the first vintage of Laird (single vineyard).
  RunRig System=pre-Romas Scots. The Clan controls and designates where the best place to raise what is, and it’s all communally shared.
  
  A Crofter is someone who makes it just for themselves.
  
  6 vineyards in RunRig. 4 Estate Sites, plus two growers (Marcus Schulz is one) and they get their grapes via sweat equity.
  
  Deep, dark, dense and chewy. More dark and black fruit oriented with a minor eucalyptus nuance to the nose.
  98% Shiraz w/ a dosage of 2% Viognier (from Descendent Vineyard). Not co-fermented.
  30m French oak, 50% new, 50% second fill and the barrels aren’t topped up. 1901 plantings are the oldest going into RunRig.

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  10/16/2023 - CamWheeler wrote: 92 Points

  Samples from Bill #8: Redcurrant, graphite, plum and cherry, with some meaty notes as well. Palate is quite floral with red fruits and good length. Plenty of flavour and lift to it. More restraint than I might have expected though it is full and plush as well.

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  9/26/2023 - wren460 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Hedonistic fruit bomb. Needs 5 years as a minimum to become well manered. This wine will please everybody other than old world purists.

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  7/25/2023 - 2MLW Likes this wine: 97 Points

  This is a kick-ass wine! Can I say that?
  
  Too young? 4 hr decant and this wine was off to the races, a little spicy… a little smooth finish… a little menthol… and a lot delicious. Perfect with our Korean BBQ short ribs.
  
  Can’t wait to have this again. Really special.

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  4/11/2023 - Jack Cranley Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Pretty sexy wine right front the get. Heady aromas of blackberry syrup, cherry reduction, sandalwood, tapenade, geranium, and iron.
  Big weight on the palate with massive blueberry and currant flavors, smoked meat, scorched earth, graphite and more. Layers and layers!
  Very notable is the sweet, developed, integrated and supple tannins. Absolutely velvety and caressing.
  The primary aromas in this are the most exciting, and the best part of drinking this bottle was each successive fresh pour from the bottle, which leads me to believe that I'll probably not really need this to age. It's perfect right now. Get it!

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