2004 Torbreck RunRig
Vineyard: Torbreck
Price: $179.00
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Varietal: Syrah/Shiraz
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Region: Unclassified
Other Vintages: 2005 2003
Drink By 2006
WINEMAKER'S NOTE
"The flagship 2004 Run Rig is 96.5% Shiraz and 3.5% Viognier with the Shiraz component aged for 30 months in a mixture of new and used French oak. Yields were a minuscule 14 hl/ha (about 1 ton per acre). Saturated opaque purple/black, it has a remarkably kinky, exotic perfume of fresh asphalt, pencil lead, smoke, pepper, game, blueberry and black raspberry. Full-bodied and voluptuous in the mouth, the wine is dense and packed, with amazing purity, sweet tannins, and a complex collection of sensor...
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