2015 Torbreck Shiraz The Laird

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  12/1/2020 - WineTally Likes this wine:

  100% Shiraz
  from the 5 ha Gnadenfrei vineyard in Marananga (under contract since 2005 and acquired in 2013)
  of very dark, heavy clay loam over red clay, planted in 1958 by the legendary Malcolm Seppelt,
  meticulously hand-tended, unirrigated, traditionally-farmed and pruned.
  Aged 36 months in new French Allier oak barriques coopered by Dominique Laurent and known as ‘MagicCasks'.
  Unfined, unfiltered.
  15.5% Abv.
  Founder (1994): Dave Powell (departed 2013)
  Proprietor: Pete Kight
  Winemaker: Ian Hongell
  
  A(ccuracy)=2: Deep ruby. Plummy, jammy varietal.
  B(alance)=2: Ripe fruit forward with high tone acid and tannic structure.
  C(omplexity)=3: Dark berries, plum, dark chocolate, cinnamon, licorice.
  D(epth)=2: Opulent mouthfeel. Full length and finish.
  
  Wine Tally Score [2,2,3,2] = 9/10
  
  Heady sweet fruit.
  
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