2019 Torbreck Run Rig

Produced from a blend of 98.5% Shiraz and 1.5% Viognier, Torbreck’s Run Rig is modelled on the Northern Rhone appellation of Cote Rotie’s wines. Fruit was sourced from the Lyndoch, Rowland Flat, Moppa, Ebenezer, Light Pass and Greenock districts of Barossa Valley with maturation taking place in a combination of new (50%) and older French barriques for a period of 30 months.
Magnificent saturated inky black core with an equally deep black dark red hue. Alluring scents of dark plum, liquorice and blackberry show plenty of potency out of the glass with lightly toasted vanillin oak, hints of honeysuckle, mocha and spicy fennel also evident. Rich, densely concentrated and possessing a voluptuous textural feel, the palate is overwhelmed with lavish dark plum, liquorice and blackberry fruits. Ripe black cherry, subtle infusions of honeysuckle and apricot, vanillin oak, delicate scorched earth, fennel and spicy pepper characters are layered across the back half. The tannins have a silky feel yet are sturdy in their structure.
Outstanding power and depth, the long finish loaded with opulence and richness.
Drink over the next 8-10 years.
Alc. 15%

Other Reviews....
The... how to describe this... it's like a kaleidoscopic vortex of midnight flavor (dark, dense, brooding and spicy), swirling tannins and endlessly plush length. The Viognier in this 2019 RunRig has been absorbed somehow, compressed by the warm, low-yielding vintage that birthed it. It has been pushed down into the reaches of the Shiraz, which is a very good thing, as its propensity for slinky-like bounce and spiral needs some limiting. This is insanely complex yet also balanced. Charry oak frames the wines from all sides, but like the gravity pull on the earth from the sun, the oak is drawn inexorably inward. Pretty impressive, but this wine always is. A beast unto itself, wines like this have few peers. Drink 2022-2037.
98 points
Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

Blackberry, blueberry and some spice aromas here. Sandalwood and cedar. Full-bodied with ultra-fine tannins that spread across the palate and show superb depth of concentration. Yet it’s agile and light-footed. Goes on for minutes. Tight still with illustrious depth and power. 30 months in French oak barrels. 50% new.
98 points
JamesSuckling.com