Torbreck The Laird

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Torbreck The Laird

Grape Variety

Shiraz
Country

Australia
Area

Barossa Valley
Capacity

750ml
Serving Temperature

15-18∘C

International Rating
Tasting Notes
Product Features
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Tasting notes

TASTE NOTE

Tasting Notes

Heady aromas of intense, rich dark fruits such as satsuma plum, blackberry and mulberry fill the bouquet with dark chocolate, spices and savoury notes combining added complexities. The palate possesses a rich concentration, with flavours of liquorice, ripe blackberries, dark plums and black cherries, evolving into a dark chocolate and mocha finish with cinnamon spice. Held together with a tight tannin profile and generous oak, the 2015 shows all the opulence and elegance of previous Laird’s, but with a complexity, precision and prominence that will make sure it ages gracefully for the next 20 - 30 years.

Product Features

Feature of product

Torbreck

Torbreck Vintners was founded by David Powell in 1994, when he was able to secure a contract for the supply of grapes from a run-down but ancient Shiraz vineyard. He named his wine 'Torbreck' after a forest in Scotland where he worked as a lumberjack.

Since 1994, Torbreck has been committed to creating exceptional Rhone-style red and white wines reflecting the very best vineyards in Australia’s famous Barossa, which is also home to some of the most precious old vines in the world. Torbreck not only works in a successful partnership with the very best grape growers of Barossa vineyards but also invests in some of Barossa’s most treasurable vineyards, that are all now under the custodianship of Torbreck. The Torbreck endeavour is based on the classic Barossa Valley varietals of Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro, and whites are made from Viognier, Marsanne, and Roussanne.

Vineyard

In Scottish terminology, ‘The Laird’ refers to the Lord of the Manor. This single vineyard Shiraz comes from an old vineyard in Marananga, planted in 1958. The five acre vineyard is traditionally dry grown and comes from an original Barossa clonal source. South facing, on the eastern side of a ridge separating the Seppeltsfield and Marananga appellations, these aged vines have been meticulously hand tended, traditionally farmed and pruned by a grower with a lifetime’s experience on Western Barossa soils of very dark, heavy clay loam over red friable clay. The resulting low yields of small, concentrated Shiraz berries make the vineyard the envy of all winemakers in the Barossa.

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