Robert Parker 93 points!
Jeremy Oliver 90 points!
Wine Spectator 91 points!
Campbell Mattinson 92 points!
Robert Parker 93 points!
David Powell, unquestionably one of the world's finest wine producers, has an uncanny ability to discover old vine Barossa vineyards, and then secure long term contracts for their fruit. It is amazing that such high quality sources have not already been plucked by Australia's giant wine corporations. Torbreck's wines continue to get better and better, combining the old vine ripe fruit of Barossa with a European sensitivity to elegance and balance.
The 2003 The Struie is a 4,000-case blend of cooler climate, high altitude Eden Valley fruit combined with small amounts of Barossa grapes. Aged 8 months in wood (20% new), it is a deep, chewy, fleshy effort displaying floral, peppery, incense notes intermixed with white chocolate, blackberry, and black currant characteristics. Consume it over the next 7-8 years.
Wine Advocate #161 (Oct 2005) Robert Parker
Jeremy Oliver 90 points!"Peppery, perfumed and meaty, with a slightly cooked and highly spiced aroma that marries the intense raspberry and cherry confiture overtones of Barossa shiraz with the intense small dark berry qualities of Eden Valley fruit. The palate is thick, forward and juicy, and dries out a little towards more dehydrated and currant-like nuances, leaving a robust and grippy finish."
Jeremy Oliver, OnWine
Wine Spectator 91 points!" Smoky and meaty, with a rich core of blueberry, plum and floral flavors. High-intensity, spreading beautifully on the velvety finish. Best from 2006 through 2012."
HS, www.winespectator.com
"Fleshy, forward, liqueurous, floral, lifted, like watching a shiraz peep show. Everything is on open display. Blackcurrant, plums, a graze of coffee, a blow of gunsmoke " it's upfront, it's at you, it supple, it's pretty damn good.
Campbell Mattinson, WineFront.
Country:
Australia
Region:
SA- Barossa Valley
Variety:
Wine Red - Shiraz
Size:
750mL
