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19.5
/ 20
Matthew Jukes
Red
Classification
Shiraz
Variety
2014
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Barossa Valley
Region
14.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
19.5 / 20"This is a near perfect wine (19.5/20) and it is the nose which lets you know, in a moment, that you are in the presence of greatness. The old oak mantra here has allowed this wine’s fruit to shine. It is creamy, indulgent, brovaded and luxurious, but at the same time the finish is refreshing, buoyant, feisty and alive. I cannot remember a The Factor this balanced or this composed. It is one of the wines of the year."
- Matthew Jukes
Tasting Notes
Many of these vineyards were planted in the 19th century and because of South Australia’s far-sighted quarantine policy, were not affected by the phylloxera outbreak that ravaged the vineyards of the world in the 1880s. They survive on their own roots more than a century later as clonal time capsules.
The reputation of the Barossa as the pre-eminent red wine growing region of Australia rests firmly on wines such as this.
Torbreck is the name of a forest near Inverness, Scotland and you’ll find more than a passing nod to the Celts in our wine naming conventions. The manager on a highland estate is referred to as The Factor.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
- Smooth
- Complex