[SOLD-OUT] Torbreck The Laird Shiraz 2013

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"There's no denying the power and concentration of Torbreck's 2013 The Laird. The fruit is impressive, the oak luxurious, the texture velvety, yet I can't help but wonder if it needs to spend that extra time in barrel. Complex notes of baking spices, licorice and pepper add nuance to the Christmas-cake flavors and somehow emerge savory on the long finish. It's a wonderful wine." - Joe Czerwinski, RobertParker.com, March 2018

 

"Fruit for the Laird comes from the Gnadenfrei vineyard, nestled on a gentle south-facing slope on the eastern side of a ridge separating the Seppeltsfield and Marananga appellations, in the Barossa Valley. Planted in 1958 by the legendary Malcolm Seppelt, the 5 acres of Shiraz is embedded in very dark, heavy clay loam over red friable clay. Over 5 decades the vineyard has been meticulously hand tended, unirrigated, traditionally farmed and pruned. 

Once hand-picked and destemmed, the fruit is carefully nurtured for 6-7 days on skins until primary fermentation is almost complete. Following a gentle 8 hour basket pressing and completion of primary fermentation, the wine is run directly into new French barriques, coopered by Dominique Laurent, known as ‘Magic Casks’ and considered to be some of the finest barriques in the world. The wine spends 36 months in barrel under temperature controlled conditions. Once the oak and the wine have melded perfectly the wine is blended and bottled without the use of filtration or fining, where it matures for a further 24 months in bottle before release.

2013 shows all the opulence and elegance of previous Laird’s, but with a complexity, precision and prominence that will make sure it ages gracefully for the next 20 years or more. Spices and meat with a savoury edge fill the bouquet held together with a tight tannin profile and generous oak." - Torbreck

 

  Vegan-friendly  

Country:

Australia

Region:

SA- Barossa Valley

Variety:

Wine Red - Shiraz

Size:

750mL