[SOLD-OUT] Torbreck Run Rig Shiraz 1996

Robert Parker 96 points!
The spectacular 1996 Run Rig reminds me of some of Marcel Guigal's single vineyard Cote Roties. Made from 40-120-year old Shiraz vines with 3% Viognier added to the blend, this wine, which is aged for 30 months primarily in new French oak, with a touch of American wood, is spectacular in every sense of the word. Sensational aromatics leap from the glass, offering up cherry liqueur, smoke, pain grille, roasted herbs, and blackberry fruit. It is full-bodied, with exquisite concentration, an unctuous texture, low acidity, and beautifully integrated tannin and alcohol (14.5%). Yields were only 1.5 tons of fruit per acre, and production was a minuscule 150 cases. This staggering wine can be drunk now or cellared for 10-12 years.
Wine Advocate #122 (Apr 1999) Robert Parker

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Jeremy Oliver 95 points!
"Despite its generous handling in new small oak and the sheer intensity and presence of its pristine cassis, blueberry and raspberry fruit, this is actually a supple, willowy wine of length, balance and refinement, built around a tight-knit spine of fine-grained tannins. Drink 2008-2016+."
Jeremy Oliver, OnWine.

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"I love where this has travelled to. It's probably not the best '96 Barossan red going around, but it's profile of soft, nutty, kirsch-like fruit flavour and honeyed, leathery sweetness tastes beguiling. It's not the best wine in the history of the label, but it's an important one: it proves that Run Rig does age, and well."
Campbell Mattinson, WineFront.

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Country:

Australia

Region:

SA- Barossa Valley

Variety:

Wine Red - Shiraz

Size:

750mL