Torbreck, Descendant, Barossa Valley 2001
Standard - 75cl
Stock location: United Kingdom
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- Vintage2001
- ColourRed
- ProducerTorbreck
- CountryAustralia
- RegionSouth Australia
- Sub RegionBarossa Valley
- DesignationGI
- Bottle SizeStandard - 75cl
- ABV14.5
- LWIN10050222001
- Avg. Critic Score4.4★★★★★★★★★★
Wine Critic Reviews
Aged in used French oak casks for 18 months prior to being bottled unfiltered, the 2001 Descendant is a 1,000 case blend of 92% Shiraz and 8% Viognier cropped at approximately 1.5 tons of fruit per acre. This spectacular Australian red offers an aromatic smorgasbord of honeysuckle intermixed with blackberry and creme de cassis liqueurs, licorice, coffee, and spice. There is fabulous fruit purity, tremendous intensity, and great balance with flavor, power, and elegance all combined into a riveting example of Barossa Valley wine. It should drink well for 10-12 years. Importer: Deborah Gray, The Australian Wine Connection, Carlsbad, CA; tel. (760) 438-5714
- Drinking Window: 2003 - 2015
- Reviewer Name: Robert Parker
- Review Date: August 2003
Full red-ruby color. Fragrant, wild and exotic, with distinctive viognier-scented aromas of apricot and peach blossom over spicy white pepper, cassis and raspberry. Silky, velvety and long, bursting with briary black fruits. Its sumptuous and fleshy mid-palate culminates in a lingering, savory, earthy finish of concentration and balance.
- Reviewer Name: Jeremy Oliver
- Review Date: July 2003