Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Torbreck |
Label Name: | Runrig |
Vintage: | 2021 |
Country: | Australia |
Region: | Barossa Valley (South Australia) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 15% |
Grape(s): | Shiraz (98%), Viognier (2%) |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 98+/99 (re-review 2025); James Suckling: 97; Decanter: 97; Halliday Wine Companion: 97; Wine Spectator: 92
Tasting Note
Deep blackberry and blood-plum fruit with violets, pencil shavings and cured-meat/iodine savoury notes. Full-bodied and plush with mocha, black pepper and olive-tapenade undertones, fine powdery tannins and a long, layered finish.
Food Pairing
Western: grilled lamb, beef short ribs, braised brisket, aged hard cheeses. Asian: Korean BBQ, Sichuan pepper beef, hoisin duck, charred eggplant with miso, rich Malaysian rendang.
Production Method
Destemmed to open wooden/concrete fermenters (6–7 days on skins), basket-pressed, natural malolactic fermentation in barrel. Aged ~30 months in French oak barriques (≈50% new) resting on fine lees; ~2% Viognier blended.
Vineyard Info
Torbreck Vintners (est.1994) sources old, dry‑grown Shiraz from six historic Barossa vineyards (some >170 years). Flagship wine RunRig expresses site complexity under chief winemaker Ian Hongell’s Rhône-style approach.