Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Torbreck
Label Name:
 
Laird
Vintage:
 
2016
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Barossa Valley (Marananga)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
15.5%
Grape(s):
 
Shiraz
Acidity:
 
3
Tannins:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Major scores: James Suckling 99 pts; The Wine Advocate (Joe Czerwinski) 98 pts; Decanter 98 pts; Huon Hooke 97 pts

Tasting Note
Deep, concentrated black and blue fruits—blackberry, black cherry and satsuma plum—layered with dark chocolate, espresso, licorice, tar and native eucalypt. Plush, powerful palate with integrated oak, firm fine-grained tannins and an exceptionally long, savory finish.

Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, roast lamb, beef bourguignon, aged hard cheeses. Asian: Korean BBQ (galbi), char siu / roast pork, Sichuan-style beef, teriyaki beef or beef satay with peanut sauce.

Production Method
Hand-harvested, destemmed and fermented in small open-top fermenters with extended maceration; basket-pressed and matured ~36 months in 100% new French oak barriques; bottled unfined and unfiltered after cellaring.

Vineyard Info
Torbreck, founded 1994, champions old-vine Barossa Shiraz. The Laird is a single-vineyard Shiraz from the 1958 Laird/Gnadenfrei site in Marananga; Ian Hongell is chief winemaker.