Torbreck RunRig 2020 750ml

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Torbreck RunRig 2020 750ml

Name: Torbreck RunRig 2020 750ml
Brand: Torbreck
SKU: 956535
Price: 268.39 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 95.8 (6 reviews)

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SKU 956535

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$268.39/bottle

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WA 97pts

JS 97pts

VM 97pts

WE 96pts

DC 95pts

WS 93pts

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The 2020 RunRig leads with wet asphalt and tar, licorice and blackberry. In the mouth, the wine has garden roses and pressed incense, with a core of sweet fruit that is wrapped in grainy, profuse tannin. Closed right now, but it’s a magnificent wine in the scale of the releases tasted here today. 2020 will forever be the year that the world changed and perhaps the only time in the history of human civilization that all corners the world went through the same lived experience in COVID. 15.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork.

Country: Australia
Region: Barossa
Appellation: Barossa Valley

Size: 750ml
Color: Red

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Winery

Torbreck

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Varietal

Syrah

Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.

Country

Australia

Whilst most of Australia consists of arid deserts and dense bushland, the oceanic coasts to the south of the country have a terrain and climate ideal for vine cultivation and wine production. It took several decades of failed attempts at the end of the 18th century in order to produce vines of a decent enough quality for making wine, but since those first false starts, the Australian wine industry has continued to grow and grow. Today, wine production makes up for a considerable part of the Australian economy, with exports in recent years reaching unprecedented levels and even overtaking France for the first time ever. Whilst the greatest successes in regards to quality have been the result of the Syrah grape varietal (known locally as Shiraz), Australia utilizes several Old World grapes, and has had fantastic results from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Riesling, Chardonnay and more. As the Australian passion for locally produced wine continues to develop, wineries have begun experimenting with a wider range of grape varietals, meaning that nowadays it isn't uncommon to find high quality Australian wines made from Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Tempranillo and Viognier, amongst many others.

Region

Barossa

The Barossa Valley in Australia is one of the New World's most interesting wine regions, having been established in the late 19th century by German settlers. The region benefits enormously from the relatively temperate climate, which ranges from being hot on the lower parts of the valley, to quite cool as the altitude increases on the valley slopes. Barossa Valley produces mostly Shiraz wines, and has become one of the key Australian regions for this distinctive grape varietal which has gone on to be a major grape for the Australian wine industry. Despite suffering from a poor reputation in the mid 20th century, by the 1980s, plenty of unique and forward-thinking wineries set up in Barossa to take advantage of its excellent climate, and set about producing the excellent red and white wines which the region is famed for today.

Appellation

Barossa Valley

Ratings & Reviews

WA 97pts

Wine Advocate

The 2020 RunRig leads with wet asphalt and tar, licorice and blackberry. In the mouth, the wine has garden roses and pressed incense, with a core of sweet fruit that is wrapped in grainy, profuse tannin. Closed right now, but it's a magnificent wine in the scale of the releases tasted here today. 2020 will forever be the year that the world changed and perhaps the only time in the history of human civilization that all corners the world went through the same lived experience in COVID. 15.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork.

JS 97pts

James Suckling

This is so aromatic with flowers, orange blossom, and black berries with sliced mushrooms and earth. Surreal. Medium to full body, with bark and blackberry character. Some bramble berry, too. Chewy and delicious. Old vine uniqueness. Some grapes come from vines as old as 1858.

VM 97pts

Vinous Media

This beautifully composed 2020 RunRig, a blend of Shiraz with a touch of Viognier, is a masterpiece bringing together dense tannins with immaculate fruit in a package built for the cellar. It boasts impressively concentrated black licorice, black pepper, coal fire, tar and cocoa aromas, with high-quality oak along for the ride. Bone dry and firm. It's brooding, with flavors held tightly against a wall of tannins before slowly unwinding over a seriously long finish. Give it time, as this is far from ready.

WE 96pts

Wine Enthusiast

#89 in Top 100 Cellar Selection, 2024. Rich, evocative aromas of mulberry, blueberry, coffee bean and hot-cocoa mix lend approachability to what is otherwise a rich, dense wine, packed with flavor, but also with powerful, chalk dust tannins that need serious protein if opening now. Patience will be rewarded, however. Give this a few more years in bottle. (Cellar Selection)

DC 95pts

Decanter

Coming from very old vines in the Barossa Valley, Torbreck’s Runrig is a hedonistic Shiraz that comforts you to your core. Dense, ripe fruit notes of cherries and berries run through the heart of the wine, while fine cigar, leather, dark chocolate and exotic spices add intrigue to each sip. A fine, firm spine of tannin holds all the opulence in the right place.

WS 93pts

Wine Spectator

Aromatic and distinctive, with oolong tea, sage and a touch of lavender, plus accents of salted toffee to complement the core of blueberry and blackberry notes. Delivers dense but fine-grained tannins, firming up on the finish, where cigar box notes linger. Shiraz and Viognier. Drink now through 2030. 865 cases made, 200 cases imported.

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