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96
/ 100
James Halliday -
94
/ 100
The Wine Advocate
Red
Classification
Shiraz
Variety
2010
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Barossa Valley
Region
14.0%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
96 / 100"Impenetrable colour; a highly aromatic and perfumed shiraz bouquet with dark fruits aplenty, offset by violets and a wide array of spices; the palate is dense, as you would expect of Torbreck, yet there is freshness and a struck quartz minerality that thrills through the wine's spine; long, luscious and hedonistic."
- James Halliday
94 / 100
"Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2010 The Gask opens with really minty, eucalyptus aromas over black currant cordial, charcoal and some anise. Big, rich and full, it has medium-firm, velvety tannins, balanced acid and a long finish. It needs a bit of time to integrate."
- The Wine Advocate
Tasting Notes
The Gask is sourced from a single plot of Shiraz nestled into the eastern slope of Mt. McKenzie that is painstakingly nurtured by the Knight family. Planted in 1960 this elevated site yields small, intense berries that possess great intensity of flavour without sacrificing balance & poise. These berries give the wine an ‘ink-like’ hue whilst the nose serves up notes of smoke, graphite, crushed rocks and blackberry liqueur. It’s quite a heroic wine in style yet retains the cooler edge and tighter structure that the great wines made from this region are famed.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity