Torbreck, Run Rig Vintage:2021 dried flower and leather

dried flower and leather

which speaks to the freshness achieved by this southeast-facing slope planted with centenary vines

but so often it is much more than that

fennel and star anise

Readers may remark on my relatively mean scores

Torbreck, Run Rig Vintage:2021 dried flower and leatherTorbrecks flagship is the 2005 Run Rig, a 97% Shiraz cuvee sourced from 120 to 160 year old vines with 3% finished Viognier added before bottling. It spent 30 months in 60% new French oak. Opaque purple black in color, it has a kinky, exotic bouquet of fresh road tar, smoke, lavender, black pepper, game, blueberry, and black raspberry. Full bodied and opulent on the palate, the wine is dense, packed, and unevolved. It will continue to open up over the