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  • Country ranking ?

    143
  • Producer ranking ?

    16
  • Decanting time

    3h
  • When to drink

    now-2030
  • Food Pairing

    Lamb

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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...

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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...

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In 1995, three tons of grapes were crushed in an old milling shed on Powell’s 12-hectare Marananga property and fermented into the first vintage of Torbreck. The winery was named after a forest in Scotland where Powell had once worked as a woodcutter. Tierney points out that the first vintage of RunRig Shiraz in 1995 was a significant departure from the norm. The addition of around 2 to 3% Viognier profoundly scented and enhanced the aromas and textures of the wine. The wine is matured in 40% new French coopered oak for up to 2.5 years. As Tierney says, RunRig is typically opulent and sensuous with blackberry, musky violet aromas, dense supple, velvet tannins and underlying savoury oak. Meanwhile Powell confirms, “It is not the blockbuster that many people imagine. Its power is cloaked within its balance and concentration, surging forth as an expansive sensation; the way only the greatest wines can.” Decanted four hours. Rich, aromatic bouquet with aromas of roasted herbs, blackberry and smoke. Warm and inviting. The palate is terrifically complex, and solidly packed with concentrated black fruit, yet it is composed and well balanced with a powerful, long, intense finish.
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Origin

Tanunda, Barossa Valley

Vintage Quality

Excellent

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Average

Fake factory

None

Glass time

2h

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