96+ Points - Erin Larkin
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 2021 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.
"96+ Points. On the nose, it offers a complete vision of Barossa Shiraz - chewy, supple, spicy, big, expansive and voluminous. It has a way of being both structural and inviting and flows long through the finish. This is a very good wine here, classy, comforting and evocative, and while silky, it's also pleasingly regional. The tannins are gently chewy through the finish, which I like very much. Drink 2024-2041."- Erin Larkin, Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
"95 Points. Old-vine shiraz sourced across the famous parishes of the Barossa Valley. Deep magenta/crimson with aromas of satsuma plum, blackberry and black cherry fruits cut with hints of clove, kirsch, dark fruit and nut chocolate, cherry ripe, distant tobacco, ironstone, baking spices and turned earth. Weighty, darkly concentrated and intense; cedar and wood spice join the fray on the palate with a display of superfine, compact tannins and a real sense of latent power and broody spice on the extended finish. Drink to 2040 | RRP $150"- Dave Brookes, Halliday Wine Companion.
