Torbreck Vintners

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+61 (8) 8562 4155 Lot 51, Roennfeldt Road
Marananga, SA 5355
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Torbreck Vintners was founded by David Powell in 1994. The roots go back to 1992 when Dave, who was then working at Rockford, began to discover and clean up a few sections of dry-grown old vines. Near lifeless, he nurtured them back to health and was rewarded with small parcels of fruit that he made into wine. Dave was able to secure a contract for the supply of grapes from a run-down but ancient Shiraz vineyard. He managed to raise enough money to share-farm the vineyard, a practice which involves paying the owner a percentage of the market rate for his grapes in return for totally managing the vineyard. This share-farming principle has enabled Torbreck to use fruit from the very best vineyards in the Barossa Valley, which is home to some of the most precious old vines in the world. In 1995 Dave crushed three tonnes of grapes and fermented them into wine in a shed on his 12-hectare Marananga property. He named his wine 'Torbreck' after a forest in Scotland where he worked as a lumberjack. The Torbreck endeavour is based around the classic Barossa Valley varietals of Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro, and a love for the wines of France's Rhone Valley. Dave loves the intense, rich, Rhone-like flavours that come from old-vines and the fact that Shiraz and Grenache are the mainstay red grapes of the Northern and Southern Rhone often draws comparison. Torbreck doesn't only make red wines though, we have Viognier, Marsanne and Roussanne planted on our winery block which we have blended to make a white wine for the last 2 years. In July 2002 the historic Hillside property was acquired by Torbreck. Situated in Lyndoch, it is one of the original Barossa properties. Vast and picturesque it contains some magnificent old and ancient vineyards that will further our source of premium quality fruit. The Hillside property contains a wonderful native ecosystem that supports a myriad of flora and fauna. Dave hopes to turn it into a nature reserve in the future that will be open to visits. In June 2003 at the finish of vintage, we opened our cellar-door for sales. An original settlers hut, it has been lovingly restored and provides a personal touch and some Barossa warmth whilst you taste our wines. It is open daily and we welcome any visits. In the middle of 2008 a long term vision of Dave Powell's will reach completion. A new winery and administration facility will have been completed on land acquired from a next door neighbour. This will enable our grapes to be made into wine using the best availble equipment and then bottled 'on the estate' using our own bottling line. Finally we have complete control of all aspects of production which will see a new benchmark of wine quality established by us in the Barossa Valley.

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Torbreck Shiraz Eden Valley the Gask (2006)

Winery:	Torbreck Vintners
Region:	Australia » South Australia » Barossa » Eden Valley
Varietal:	Syrah
Type:	Table Wines

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Color was a dark purple. Nose had plum, blueberries, and soy sauce at the tail end. It was fleshy and jammy with black fruits, a little wood on the end. Spice was passive and not overpowering. Fruity but not over the top. Not a long finish, but ni...

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February 2013

Torbreck Red Rhone Blend Barossa Valley the Steading 2009

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This deep ruby-colored wine has a rich and complex nose of black truffle, pink pepper, sweet licorice and dried herbs . This is a juicy, fresh wine, with flavors of cherry, red plum, cedar and a hint of leather and thyme in the lifted finish. The tannins are ripe and supple and the wine is ready to drink now, though I believe it may gain some co... Read More

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January 2013

Struie 2007

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Torbreck Shiraz Eden Valley the Gask 2006

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Torbreck Shiraz Barossa Valley the Factor 2002

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Torbreck Shiraz/Viognier "Run Rig" 2004

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Torbreck Shiraz Blend Barossa Valley Descendant 2004

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Torbreck Run Rig Baroba Valley 2003

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Torbreck Run Rig Barossa Valley 2001

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Torbreck Run Rig Barossa Valley 1998

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Torbreck Grenache Barossa Valley les Amis 2009

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Wine review by Terence Pang
Mar 4, 2010

Amazing of it's the factor, decendant, and Runrig....to keep some in the cellar like me.

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