Torbreck The Struie Shiraz 2007 750ml, Barossa Valley

Expert Reviews

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 92 pts - The 2007 Struie is 100% Shiraz from Barossa and Eden Valleys. It spent 18 months in 20% new French oak. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it sports a nose of lavender, game, bacon, and blueberry. Medium to full-bodied, it is light on its feet despite its size, dense, and layered. It has enough fine-grained tannin to evolve for 3-4 years. It will offer a drinking window extending from 2012 to 2022. - Dec 2009

James Halliday's Wine Companion - 94 pts - Very similar colour to RunRig, despite no vigonier; a more obviously focused wine on the bouquet and palate alike, black fruits and oak pushing other characters to the sidelines. The suspicion is this wine may emerge as the better of the two in a decade or so. Date tasted 30 Aug 2010. Drink by 2025.