Torbreck's The Factor Shiraz is made from grapes grown on historic vineyard sites throughout the Barossa, including Krondorf, Rowland Flat, Greenock and Marananga. Many of these vineyards were planted in the 19th century and due to South Australia’s far-sighted quarantine policy, were not affected by the phylloxera outbreak that ravaged the vineyards of the world in the 1880s. They survive on their own roots more than a century later as clonal time capsules.
The 2022 Torbreck The Factor Shiraz is very expressive with lifted black fruits of satsuma plum, blackberry, compote, vanilla bean dark cocoa and maraschino liqueur. Complex, luxuriously dense and alluring, the mineral components highlight Barossa Ironstone, dried earth and eucalypt. The wine’s voluptuous texture envelops the mouth with soft yet dense tannins and mouth filling viscosity. The flavours linger and the cleansing acidity polishes the palates gorgeous length and depth. Oak maturation is harmonious and well integrated adding to complexity on release.
