Australian Shiraz from the Barossa Valley is renowned for its rich flavor, derived from some of the world's oldest, phylloxera-free vines.
Producer
Torbrek
Region
Barossa Valley
Country
Australia
Varietal Composition
100% Shiraz
Specifications
2018
Vintage
2040
Drink By
15
%
ABV
Vinification
These grapes come from vines that are well over a century old from the Gomersal, Krondorf, Marananga, and Ebenezer sub-regions of the Barossa Valley. Grapes are aged for 24 months in partially new French oak (40%)
Occasional wine note
Australian Shiraz from the Barossa Valley is renowned for its rich flavor, derived from some of the world's oldest, phylloxera-free vines.
What experts say about this wine
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100
James Suckling
A pristine nose of ripe and intense blackberries, blueberries and redcurrants, as well as some sanguine, rust-like notes. This is an excellent edition of The Factor. I like the power and focus this wine delivers and, in 2018, it is a wine of great length and presence. Abundant ripe blackberries bathe the palate. Try from 2025.
95
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100
Wine Enthusiast
From old vines—some well over a century—in two subregions of northwestern Barossa, this has all the classic Torbreck red hallmarks. With a nose you could drive straight into, it's a bottomless well of plump plum, blackberry, mocha, black olive and bay leaf, with cedar base notes. The mouthfeel is luscious with concentrated fruit and powerful, well-placed tannins. There's some alcohol heat here and a sheen of high gloss oak, too, but like a well-tailored suit or a timeless black dress, it has decades of shelf life and will always be in fashion. Drink over the next 20 years.
pairing recommendation
Lamb
Red Meat
Root Vegetables
Hard Cheeses
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