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Torbreck Woodcutter’s Shiraz 2021
Barossa Valley
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- 96pts, James Suckling, 2022
Named after a forest near Inverness, Scotland, Torbreck has in just 28 years gained a worldwide reputation. James Halliday gives them the highest rating and their wines regularly gain top scores. This is a rich Barossa Shiraz with lavish black fruit.
Named after a forest near Inverness, Scotland, Torbreck has in just 28 years gained a worldwide reputation. James Halliday gives them the highest rating and their wines regularly gain top scores. This is a rich Barossa Shiraz with lavish black fruit.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Textured, rich black fruit, weighty, spiced, long and complex
Aroma
Ripe black fruits, exotic spice, liquorice and a lift of floral
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
From the start, the aim at the great Torbreck estate was to create top-quality Rhône-style wines, using the great grapes of the Barossa. They work with the best growers, many of them multi-generational, who know each vine, the soil and climate and how they interact. It is this respect for nature and expressing it in their wines that makes them so revered. The Barossa boasts some of the oldest Rhône varietal vines in the world – Grenache, Syrah and Mataro – which Torbreck uses in their 98-point wines like The Laird. Woodcutter's, however, is from younger vines, the grapes from which are low yield and provide dense fruit richness. Hand picked, basket-pressed and aged a year in barrel, this is a lavish red, delicious now and for years to come.
Critic, James Suckling
