Torbreck The Factor Shiraz 2006
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Torbreck The Factor Shiraz 2006
Syrah/Shiraz from Barossa Valley, Australia
ratings pedigree (past vintages):
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winemaker's notes:
Our homage to the great old Shiraz vines of the Barossa Valley and the
growers who painstakingly tend and nurture them each year.
The 2006 Factor displays the concentration & fruit purity that only the most
meticulous farming can achieve.
Delicate scents of wild blackberries, pipe smoke and pepper are supported
by a dark core of espresso roast, black currants and coal.
The palate offers tremendous texture and combines great richness with
subtle notes of olive tapenade, saddle leather and minerals.
Brooding and densely packed, this majestic wine has the constitution to
cellar for many years where it will slowly unravel its
extravagant riches.
alcohol by volume:
14.5%
critical acclaim:
"Shows exceptional generosity from start to finish, yet retains finesse; the predominantly red fruits positively dance on the back-palate and finish, uninhibited by the fine-grained tannins; stained cork a worry.
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96 Points
Australian Wine Companion
"The purple/black 2006 The Factor is 100% old-vine Shiraz from the esteemed Greenock sub-region of Barossa Valley. It spent 24 months in 30% new oak. The aromatic array of balsam wood, smoke, pepper, espresso, blueberry, and licorice is eye-opening. This leads to a rich, glossy, full-flavored Shiraz with layers of succulent fruit, ripe tannin, exceptional spiciness, and a lengthy, pure finish. It will evolve for another 8-10 years and will have a drinking window extending from 2016 to 2036. 94+ Points"
94 Points
The Wine Advocate
"Youthful violet color. Powerfully scented bouquet offers blackberry, cherry-cola, licorice, violet oil and vanilla, with mounting spiciness adding vivacity. Deep in dark berry flavors but by no means heavy, offering sweet floral and licorice pastille qualities and a lashing of smoky minerals. Unfolds slowly to show brighter red fruits. An extremely young shiraz with excellent finishing clarity and an echo of cola."
94 Points
International Wine Cellar
"Old-vine Shiraz from the valley floor imparts great richness and a creamy texture to this wine's tannins, framed easily by hints of vanilla. Yet it's not a simple fruit-and-oak concoction-with time in glass it steadily unfurls to reveal herbal and spice complexities. Marries power and elegance; drink now-2015"
92 Points
Wine Enthusiast
"Dark, dense and rich, with a supple feel to the flavors of black cherry, smoke and licorice, which soften on the finish. Shiraz. Drink now through 2015."
90 Points
Wine Spectator
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