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2020 Torbreck RunRig Barossa Valley - 6x75cl
15C0TORR6PK _ 2020 - Torbreck RunRig Barossa Valley - 6x75cl
  • Colour Red
  • Producer Torbreck Vintners
  • Region Barossa Valley
  • Grape Shiraz / Viognier
  • Drinking 2025 - 2045
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now

2020 - Torbreck RunRig Barossa Valley - 6x75cl

  • Colour Red
  • Producer Torbreck Vintners
  • Region Barossa Valley
  • Grape Shiraz / Viognier
  • Drinking 2025 - 2045
  • Case size 6x75cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £1,080.80 Duty Paid inc VAT
Equivalent Bottle Price: £180.13 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £880.00 In Bond
Please note: This wine is available for immediate delivery.
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  • Wine Advocate, April 2023, Score: 97+

    This 2020 RunRig was sourced from six different vineyards across Barossa (in Lyndoch, Rowland Flat, Moppa, Ebenezer, Light Pass and Greenock) and includes a 2% "dosage" (as winemaker Ian Hongell described it) of Viognier. Matured for 30 months in a combination of new French oak (50%) and second and third fill barrels, the wine rests on its lees for that time. The lower percentage of Viognier here is a seductive and effective thing, adding just enough slick and polish to make this the sybaritic wine that it is, but little enough to allow the grunt, grit and muscle of the Shiraz from all those glorious locations to shine through. Despite the very long time in oak, the wine is balanced and excellent, big in almost every possible way but with an undeniable sense of class and length of flavor. Executed with detail and precision, this wine is clearly defined in its expression of house style. Drink 2023-2043.

  • Wine Advocate, April 2023, Score: 97+

    This 2020 RunRig was sourced from six different vineyards across Barossa (in Lyndoch, Rowland Flat, Moppa, Ebenezer, Light Pass and Greenock) and includes a 2% "dosage" (as winemaker Ian Hongell described it) of Viognier. Matured for 30 months in a combination of new French oak (50%) and second and third fill barrels, the wine rests on its lees for that time. The lower percentage of Viognier here is a seductive and effective thing, adding just enough slick and polish to make this the sybaritic wine that it is, but little enough to allow the grunt, grit and muscle of the Shiraz from all those glorious locations to shine through. Despite the very long time in oak, the wine is balanced and excellent, big in almost every possible way but with an undeniable sense of class and length of flavor. Executed with detail and precision, this wine is clearly defined in its expression of house style. Drink 2023-2043.

  • Matthew Jukes, April 2023, Score: 20+

    I have tasted (and bought) this wine back to the 1996 vintage, so I am familiar with its mood swings and changeable temperament. In 2020 Runrig is an MMA thoroughbred with an awe-inspiring power-to-weight ratio and a brooding, ever-so-slightly scary degree of intensity balanced by cathedral-like calm. This is the finest ever young Runrig I have tasted, and if you fancy another tenuous mental image, then this is the darkest of night skies with no moon in evidence at all. You cannot even see your hand in front of your face, and when you taste this wine, it seems like it is the only wine in the world. Unlike The Factor, it is closed, commanding, immovable and all-encompassing, but there are the very first hints of pliability and tenderness appearing along its flanks. When this wine starts to unwind, it will undoubtedly reveal more chapters of fruit than any Runrig before it and I imagine it will run for decades such is its pedigree. If any wine in this line-up left me breathless, it is 2020 Runrig. Drink 2029-2045.

Producer

Torbreck Vintners

For nearly 30 years, Torbreck has been an icon of Australian wine, championing the old-vine treasures of the Barossa Valley. Chief winemaker, Ian Hongell, has grown tired of the old clichés surrounding the Barossa Valley; big hitting reds with fortified-high alcohol levels. ‘It’s not one flat paddock!’, says Hongell, whose winery found fame 30 years ago by cherry-picking the best of that ‘paddock’. Torbreck’s DNA is built on a love of the Rhône Valley, with a portfolio based around old vine shiraz, grenache, and mataro (aka mourvedre). With some of the most highly prized vineyards in the world, Torbreck's wines are among Australia's most collectible bottles, with their top cuvées fetching high prices and even higher scores!

Region

Barossa Valley

Located in the south east of the wine state of South Australia, the Barossa Valley is not only the most famous wine region in Australia but also is the one which produces the most wine. The summers here are hot and dry so drought can be a problem. As a result, unirrigated bush vines scatter the landscape, some even dating back to the 19th Century. These old traditional Shiraz vines can produce the most concentrated form of what has become one of the world's most distinctive winestyles, Barossa Shiraz. These are rich, powerful, chocolaty and spicy wines, to which Viognier is sometimes added for extra perfume. There are old Grenache and Mourvèdre vines too in the region, which combine with Shiraz to make the popular blend ‘GSM'. Semillon is more common than Chardonnayin the Barossa, producing some rich white wines. Cabernet Sauvignon can also be found but only on certain soils as it is less dependable than Shiraz.

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