Torbreck Struie (Shiraz) 2001 Eden & Barossa Valleys

Deep red. Oak toast/creosote nose. Red cherry/raspberry, grilled meat underneath.


Creamy, then immediately spicy (celery seed) and a bit rustic and bound up in the mouth. Certainly intensely flavored and structured. Not your "typical" Aussie shiraz (are there any?). Long and tannic.

We'll see what a couple of days of air does.

Day 2 - A bit of rust/iron now in the mouth. Seems more tannic today and showing little flavor.

Day 3 - Ditto. Over-rated.



$40