Torbreck Laird 2018

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Torbreck
Label Name:
 
Laird
Vintage:
 
2018
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
Barossa Valley (Marananga - Gnadenfrei Vineyard)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
15.5%
Grape(s):
 
Shiraz
Acidity:
 
3
Tannins:
 
5
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Wine Advocate 99 (Erin Larkin); Wine Spectator 97 (MaryAnn Worobiec); James Suckling 97; Huon Hooke 97

Tasting Note
Dense, full-bodied Shiraz of concentrated blackberry, blood plum, black cherry and cassis, layered with black pepper, tobacco, vanilla and dark chocolate. Firm exotic spice and savoury black tannins with a plush mid-palate and a long, driving finish.

Food Pairing
Roast lamb, braised beef short ribs, grilled ribeye, aged cheddar; Asian: Korean BBQ, Cantonese char siu, beef rendang, spicy Sichuan beef or black pepper wagyu.

Production Method
Hand-harvested, destemmed, fermented in small open-top fermenters, basket-pressed, matured 36 months in 100% new French oak barriques; bottled unfined and unfiltered and cellared prior to release.

Vineyard Info
Torbreck, founded in 1994, champions old-vine Barossa Shiraz. The Laird is a single-vineyard wine from the Gnadenfrei vineyard (planted 1958) in Marananga; Torbreck purchased the site in 2013.