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Les Amis 2019

Torbreck, Barossa Valley, Australia

Torbreck
Barossa Valley Australia
  • 94
    Points
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  • Country ranking ?

    175

  • Producer ranking ?

    22

  • Decanting time

    -

  • When to drink

    2020-2035

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Immediate aromatic red fruits such as raspberry, red cherry pomegranate and red currant. Secondary notes of Chinese five spice, sarsaparilla, star anise, cardamom and cloves balanced by wet earth and cinnamon spice. The palate is luxurious and decadent with mouth filling fruits texture and depth finishing with cleansing acidity drives the finish. The tannins are firm and grippy. Old vine Grenache complexities and full-bodied depth with firm but balanced drying tannins give the wine plenty of time to mature in the cellar for 8-15 years. Serve at 16c with game meats or charcuterie.

The growing season was defined by a continuously warm to hot summer with no effective rainfall, wind and hail at flowering, and followed with three major frosts - resulting in an earlier and much smaller harvest than average. These tough conditions produced smaller clusters of intensely dark berries with thick fleshy skins contrasted against brown mature stalks. Whilst yields were down, once these vineyards were fermenting in our cellar the concentration of colour, tannin and aroma of the 2019 vintage was revealed.

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A solid and rather chunky grenache, this is muscular. It’s full-bodied yet formed and framed with serious tannins that are polished and flexing. Lots of blackberry and lead pencil. Savory. Juicy. Hints of wood at the end. This needs three or four years to come together. Better after 2024.

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Origin

Tanunda, Barossa Valley

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