2016 Torbreck 'RunRig' Shiraz

100 Points - Joe Czerwinski, Wine Advocate

“A blend of 98% Shiraz and 2% Viognier made just prior to bottling, the 2016 RunRig is a complete masterpiece. It kicks off with elegant notes of pencil shavings accenting blueberries and blackberries on the nose, then shows incredible, palate-staining intensity of fruit in the mouth. It's full-bodied, plush and velvety without being unstructured and manages to be fruit-forward yet savory on the long-lasting finish, where it picks up hints of mocha and black olives. This should be drinkable with pleasure throughout its entire two-decade life (it may live longer from cold cellars or in larger formats), but if I were lucky enough to have a bottle or two, I'd try the first one about 10 years out.”

98 Points - Huon Hooke, The Real Review

“Very deep, dense, opaque colour, with lots of purple. It's very rich, ripe and fruit-sweet to sniff, with a powerful, lush palate filled with voluminous flavour. A colossal wine, thickly textured, with great flavour and potential. A tremendous wine that is lovely to drink now - but it's infanticide to open it just yet.”

97 Points - Vinous

“Saturated violet. A deeply perfumed bouquet displays ripe black and blue fruits, exotic spices, potpourri and incense that are enlivened by a smoky mineral topnote. Offers alluringly sweet, penetrating cherry, blueberry, violet floral pastille and spicecake flavors show impressive focus and vivacity for their brawn. The floral and spice notes come back emphatically on the wonderfully long finish, which features smoothly interwoven tannins and a reverberating mineral note.”

97 Points - James Suckling, jamessuckling.com

“Old-vine magic. Some even come from 1858. The decadence and dusty, antique aromas and flavors are very impressive, yet it’s not overdone. Licorice, dark berries, smoke and graphite.”