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Wine Description
The Story
This single vineyard wine, located next to our winery block on Roennfeldt Road, was planted in 1994 with cuttings off old RunRig vineyards - some of the oldest genetic material in Australia. The Barossa's first co-fermented Shiraz/Viognier, Descendant has been joined by many more in the last couple of years - a testament to its success.
Shiraz is crushed straight on top of Viognier, which has been lightly pressed for RunRig. The blend of fr...
Wine Information
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 from around the world. Yet, Torbreck is still a privately owned and operated company, following the philosophy, direction and the passionate beliefs of the Founder Winemaker David Powell....