Torbreck Shiraz Barossa Valley Woodcutter's (2005)
| Winery: | Torbreck Vintners |
| Region: | Australia » South Australia » Barossa |
| Varietal: | Syrah |
| Type: | Table Wines |
Torbreck Vintners
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 Read more »
Dark grungy sweet nose. Hugely flavorful but so well structured it only stays within a small spectrum toward the top front of the mouth. In the finish it expands slightly but remains neat and syrupy with a long and extremely complex finish.
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