In Bond Fine Wine. 2003 Torbreck Run Rig, South Australia, Australia. Red australia - red in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 99/100 (RP). Drinking window: 2006–2031. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Founded with a deep admiration for the great wines of the Rhône, Torbreck has become one of the Barossa Valley’s most celebrated estates, renowned for its old-vine Shiraz and uncompromising pursuit of richness, texture and complexity. Drawing fruit from some of the region’s oldest dry-grown vineyards, Torbreck crafts wines that combine Barossa power with remarkable perfume and structure. RunRig is the estate’s iconic Shiraz-Viognier blend inspired by the great wines of Côte Rôtie and Hermitage and named after the communal “RunRig” farming system once used by Scottish Highland clans. Sourced from ancient Barossa vines and co-fermented with a small portion of Viognier, RunRig marries immense concentration and depth with lifted aromatics, spice and remarkable finesse.
Robert Parker (RP) — 99/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 2006-10-31 · Drink 2006 - 2031
The estate’s flagship cuvee is the virtually perfect 2003 Run Rig. Made from 8 separate Barossa vineyards (ranging in age from 94 to 158 years), it is primarily Shiraz with 4-5% co-fermented Viognier included in the blend. The wine was aged in French oak of which 60% is new. The sensational, inky/purple-tinged 2003 exhibits a stunningly sweet nose of blackberries, blueberries, litchi nuts, smoked…
Josh Raynolds (JR) — 94/100 · Vinous, 01/07/2006
(includes 5% viognier) Inky violet. Explosively aromatic nose offers the full range of red and black fruits, along with notes of candied violet, cinnamon, mace, star anise and exotic tobacco. Hugely concentrated and velvety but also remarkably precise and energetic, with very pure flavors of blackberry, boysenberry, plum preserve and kirsch Ripe, explosive and deep on the back; as rich and sweet…