Robert Parker 95 Points!
Wine Spectator 94 points!
Jeremy Oliver 95 points!
Robert Parker 95 Points!"One of Torbreck's newest offerings is the 2002 The Struie, a 100% Shiraz cuvee from the cooler climate, high altitude vineyards of Eden Valley blended with fruit from Barossa, which provides more power and intensity. This structured effort reveals a French-tasting profile, but with the noteworthy ripeness found in a great Barossa vintage. A blend of 40-year-old Eden Valley Shiraz vines and 80-year-old Barossa Shiraz, the 2002 was aged 18 months in a combination of French oak (80% old and 20% new). Its dense ruby/purple color is accompanied by a big, rich perfume of white chocolate intermixed with loamy soil, black cherry, blackberry, pepper, and currant aromas. Intense and medium to full-bodied yet elegant, it should drink well for 10-15 years."
Wine Advocate #155 (Oct 2004) Robert Parker
Wine Spectator 94 points!"A significant amount of Eden Valley fruit gives the Barossa base a lift in this Shiraz. It's ripe, round and decadent, plush in texture, oozing with tarry, chocolatey plum and black cherry flavors that linger beautifully. Picks up all kinds of spicy notes as the finish goes on and on. Should only get deeper with age. Drink now through 2020."
Wine Spectator - 25th June 2004
Jeremy Oliver 95 points!" The second vintage of this Eden Valley-Barossa floor blend has a penetrative, almost pungent aroma of pristine, concentrated small, dark berries backed by creamy vanilla oak, with floral and spicy undertones. Soft and sumptuous, it's velvet-smooth and alarmingly drinkable " a voluptuous concoction of blackberries, cherries and currants, dark chocolate and cream. It's spicy, savoury and silky-fine, and it lingers forever."
Jeremy Oliver, OnWine
Country:
Australia
Region:
SA- Barossa Valley
Variety:
Wine Red - Shiraz
Size:
750mL
