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  • Country ranking ?

    187
  • Producer ranking ?

    24
  • 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

Blend: 95% Shiraz & 5% Viognier

Vineyard: North Western Barossa Valley (up to 140 year old vines)

This Shiraz cuvee spends 30 months in 100% new French Oak, and 5% Viognier, fermented and aged for 6 months in barrel is added to the blend just prior to bottling
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RunRig – Torbreck

RunRig is the flagship wine of the Australian Torbreck Vintners. Formed in 1994 in the historical hamlet of Marananga, Torbreck has quickly become one ...

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Tasting note

color

Deep and Opaque

flavors

Blackcurrant, Blueberry, Voluptuous and Chocolate

nose

Refined

taste

High alcohol content, Concentrated and Full-bodied

Written Notes

Ruby. Vanilla, coffee, dark fruits, anise and spices, liquorice nose. Quite spicy. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, liquorice and spices, nuanced, minerals, layered, long finish. 94

  • 94p
Run Rig 1998 - 98 points / A substantial wine, traditional in many ways but amazingly up to date as well. Very dark and bright in colour. A wide, ripe and open nose with wild mushrooms, blackberry, cherry, pepper and cherbs aromas. Full-bodied and well-balanced with silky tannins and exotic fruit that goes on and on. This Aussie is a grand, sumptuous and concentrated and will not get any better with time. Which is good, because it is hard to resist now.
  • 98p
Opaque, blueberry colour. Medium intense, medicinal, dark chocolate, cocoa, violets, spirity Port-like nose, less complex but refined and deep. Full-bodied, intense jammy cassis fruitiness, dark chocolate, cocoa, ripe big tannins, long chocolatey finish. High alcohol, lack of vividness. Drinking well now and not a wine to long ageing. Thick and intense. Little disturbing alcohol. Super concentrated wine.
  • 91p
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Origin

Tanunda, Barossa Valley

Vintage Quality

Outstanding

Value For Money

Good

Investment potential

Below Average

Fake factory

None

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