Torbreck Cuvee Juveniles 2009
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Torbreck Cuvee Juveniles 2009
Rhone Red Blends from Barossa Valley, Australia
ratings pedigree (past vintages):
winemaker's notes:
Bold and seductive, this youthful, unoaked blend encapsulates all that is great in natural, pure, unseasoned wine. Its fragrance, intensity and energy are all reminiscent of freshly fermenting
must, with ripe juicy flavors of blackberry, spiced cherries, minerals and Asian spices wrapped around a skeleton of fresh acidity and fine mineral laden tannins. Soft and sensuous, this wine is frightfully drinkable already, but as with its predecessors will greatly recompense those who choose to give it a few years in the cellar.
alcohol by volume:
14.5%
critical acclaim:
"A blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Shiraz and 20% Mataro, the 2009 Cuvee Juveniles came from vines averaging 90 years old and yielding around 22 hl/ha. Deep garnet-purple, it has a profoundly fruity nose, giving fragrant notes of warm raspberries, strawberries, some funk and earth plus a little tar and black pepper. Full-bodied, it offers a medium level of silky tannins, crisp acid to balance the concentrated fruit and a long finish. Delicious now, it should remain fresh and vibrant through 2015+."
91 Points
The Wine Advocate
"Bright red. Sexy aromas of candied red berries, spicecake, anise and rose, along with a sneaky note of white pepper. Refreshingly brisk redcurrant and strawberry flavors give way to deeper cherry and put on weight while retaining urgency. There's a pinot-like precision here that's very suave, and the finish is brisk, focused and very persistent. I could drink this all day."
90 Points
International Wine Cellar
User ReviewsThe top 3 most liked reviews for this wine.
Lighter than expected. Fruity, aromatic, spicy...will improve with a few years in the bottle. Enjoyable now.
Light & Fruity
This Rhone blend may lack some character that oak might have lent it, being a cuvee, but it's still very drinkable. I'll buy again.
This wine is very weak. Has no body and is very young.
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