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Wine Description
The Story
RunRig is the flagship wine of the Australian Torbreck Vintners. Formed in 1994 in the historical hamlet of Marananga, Torbreck has quickly become one of the Barossa Valley’s leading wine producers. Since those first wines were released, they have attracted universal acclaim and are now highly prized by wine connoisseurs around the world. Still, Torbreck is a privately owned and operated company, following the philosophy, direction and passion...
Wine Information
This vintage yielded only 1.5 tons of fruit per acre, and production was a minuscule 150 cases. The grapes derived from three plots: firstly, Schulz Block 14 Shiraz from Kalimna that was planted in 1943. The soil is mostly sand over yellow and red clay. The second plot is in Moppa from Nuri Traders Old Shiraz that was planted in the 1860s. The soil is 1–2 feet of sandy loam over terra rossa in the western part and ironstone over red and yellow...