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Run Rig 2019 150cl

Barossa Valley | South Australia | Australia
CHF 432.40
Critics scores
98 By Robert Parker
98 By James Suckling
95 By Wine Spectator
The... how to describe this... it's like a kaleidoscopic vortex of midnight flavor (dark, dense, brooding and spicy), swirling tannins and endlessly plush length. The Viognier in this 2019 RunRig has been absorbed somehow, compressed by the warm, low-yielding vintage that birthed it. It has been pushed down into the reaches of the Shiraz, which is a very good thing, as its propensity for slinky-like bounce and spiral needs some limiting. This is insanely complex yet also balanced. Charry oak frames the wines from all sides, but like the gravity pull on the earth from the sun, the oak is drawn inexorably inward. Pretty impressive, but this wine always is. A beast unto itself, wines like this have few peers.
Producer
Torbreck Vintners

Recently established in the mid-1990s, Torbreck Vintners has climbed its way to the top of the Barossa wineries in a matter of a few years. By the turn of the century, Torbreck became one of the most respected estates in Australia. David Powell, founder and mastermind behind Torbreck, began this adventure by purchasing small parcels of rather old unirrigated and low yielding vineyards. He pieced the plots together and managed to transform the vines into top-rate growers. The resulting wine is pleasantly aromatic, structured and well-balanced. Today, Torbreck is owned by Pete Kight, and produces twenty-four wines, Runrig being his top-wine. First made in 1995, a blend of mostly Syrah accented by Viognier, Runrig can rival even the very best of Côte-Rôtie – in class, depth, and structure. A literal seed of Runrig is their wine called Descendant, made from cuttings of the Runrig vineyards, the wine is a bit more open but nonetheless comparable in intensity. While Factor, crafted in 1998, is a pure Syrah with great aging potential.