Torbreck Woodcutter's Shiraz 2012
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Dense, rich and opulent, this wine combines great fruit purity with texture, complexity and finesse. It is elegant, structured and powerful and is a fantastic introduction to the Torbreck range. Whilst offering immense pleasure in its youth the 2012 Woodcutter's Shiraz will no doubt develop into an impressive wine with a few years in the cellar.
Blend: 100% Shiraz
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A grand statement of the quality of 2012, this has depth and weight, with the trademark Torbreck charm and seductive smoothness. Oozes blackberry fruit with a spicy edge and subtle tarry notes. The palate rolls rich and silky, and dark berry, cherry and plum fruit burst in every corner. Terrific value.
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Torbreck, founded in 1994 by David Powell, is situated at Marananga on the western ridge of the Barossa. Since that time he has produced some of the world's finest 'Rhone varietal' wines, exclusively from Barossa fruit; this has been acknowledged by the wine press in Europe, America and Australia. The overwhelming majority of his vines are dry-grown, nearly all are 80 - 125 years old and are tended and harvested by hand.
The wines have an extraordinary combination of power, intesity, complexity and great finesse, and bearing in mind the age of the vines and the laughably low yields, no Torbreck wine could ever be accused of being heavy, cloying or over-extracted.