2014 Torbreck The Factor

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 92 points

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  2/1/2022 - kostaslonis wrote:

  Tasting Ground official tasting, Torbreck The Factor vertical (Oinoscent): Variety: 100% Shiraz
  Vineyards: 4 vineyards, assemblage
  Sub-regions: Gomersal, Krondorf, Marananga, Ebenezer
  Harvest: 4 March to 25 April 2014
  Maturation: 24 months in a combination of new (40%), second fill and seasoned French oak barriques
  Analysis: Alc/Vol 15% pH 3.69 Acidity 7.14g/L
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  Intoxicating in the nose, very fresh, red and blue berries, firm oak notes, heavily gamey notes (like an aged Cornas), a touch floral, a bit spicy, bacon, savoury and spicy
  Beautiful in the palate too, nice smooth tannins, full on spicy, bacon, black fruit in the back, bacon, medium to full body, long finish.
  Very different
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  24h: magnificent in the nose, spicy, toasted, bacon, palate juicy and spicy

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  2/1/2022 - Shloly Likes this wine: 91 Points

  The wine is clear, with deep ruby-garnet color and watery rims.
  On the nose the wine is clean, with medium plus aromas of ripe red and black fruits, fresh meat, spices, and earthiness notes.
  On the palate the wine is dry, with medium plus acidity, medium ripe integral tannins, medium body, medium plus alcohol, medium plus flavors of fresh peppery meat, spices, red and black fruits, plums, forest berries, black berry, red berries.
  The wine is of a very good quality, due to its length and depth, although being quite youthful at time of tasting, showing very good potential, along with balance and complex aromas and flavors profile, which can develop with more aging.

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  1/15/2022 - DonDon wrote: 92 Points

  My third bottle of this since taking my first of 3 cases of 6 that I got on release - after attending a tasting of their range and particularly enjoying this style. This is a fantastically well made wine but right now it needs quite a bit more time. I decanted this for 6 hours and served with lamb two ways (slow cooked leg and lamb rack) and it was delicious. Not a monster but you know you are in Ausi Shiraz territory. I just think this will have much more to give up in another 5-10 years (or more!). At the moment it’s a little one dimensional but just such lovely juice that you don’t care too much!

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  9/17/2018 - DanCulpitt Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Incredibly good but will improve. Has that trademark Torbreck intensity but is also incredibly well balanced. Hard to think of a better winemaker in Australia.

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  5/26/2017 - jmcmchi Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Lovely dark aromas - intense black berries and savoury herbs
  
  Spicey tannins on front are dark, subtle and mellow with considerable depth. Long, long acidity on finish

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