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2002 Torbreck Vintners Descendant Barossa Valley (in magnum)
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2002 Torbreck Vintners Descendant Barossa Valley (in magnum)

Producer: Torbreck Vintners
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: Australia
Region: Barossa Valley

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90 Points | International Wine Cellar , July/August 2004

($85; shiraz with 8% viognier) Roasted black cherry syrup on the nose, along with an exotic hint of apricot from the viognier. Sappy and fruit-driven, with liqueur-like fla vors of black cherry and black raspberry. Densely packed and sweet. Finishes with substantial ripe tannins that turned a bit dry with aeration.

91 Points | Wine Spectator
96 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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Syrah

While the grape is currently grown throughout the world, the most elegant Syrahs still come from the Northern Rhone valley, particularly the appellations of Côte Rôtie, Cornas, and Hermitage. Here, steep, terraced vineyards help produce full-bodied, intense, tannic wines loaded with white pepper and red fruit. In the vineyard, Syrah is largely cooperative- vines are productive, but not overly vigorous. Skins are thick, helping the grape...
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