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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
2001 RUNRIG
97% Shiraz & 3% Viognier
Vineyard: Marananga, Koonunga Hill, Moppa, Greenock & Seppeltsfield
This Shiraz cuvee spends 30 months in 70% new French Oak
(Troncias-tight grain), and 3% Viognier (estate grown), fermented and aged for 6 months in barrel is added to the blend just prior to bottling.
RunRig – Torbreck
RunRig is the flagship wine of the Australian Torbreck Vintners. Formed in 1994 in the historical hamlet...
Vintage 1999
Australia Vintage Report:1999 also had a dry winter in Australia, with average temperatures for all months. However, there were a considerable amount of drizzly days at harvest time, causing some headaches with varieties susceptible to Botrytis cluster rot, ie. Grenache. It cleared up and the wines produced were all closed and slightly below average intensity. They look better and better.
