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Torbreck - The Struie Barossa Valley 2022 (750ml)
Price: $51.99
| Producer | Torbreck |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Barossa Valley |
| Varietal | Proprietary Red |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 750ml |
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James Suckling: 96 Points
Some new oak here, as the material creeps into the older vine zone (60-70 years). Molten aromas of blueberries, lilacs, apricots and iodine, as if there was some viognier in the mix, so lifted and floral is the nose. Typical Eden-valley lift. Full-bodied yet taut, refined and prodigiously long. If refinement is a construct in a region known for power, this is among the most refined wines of the region. -Ned Goodwin MW, Feb 2024
Wine Advocate: 96 Points
The 2022 The Struie is composed of 79% Barossa Valley and 21% Eden Valley fruit. It is impenetrably dense in the glass and aromatic and rich in the mouth. It's totally concentrated with impressive flavor penetration on the palate. This is an epic wine, as usual, and... it represents sensational premium Barossa Shiraz drinking. It's all velvet and volume, with detail and varietal definition. It could only come from one place on the planet, as it speaks as much to its red dirt origins as it does to the variety, Shiraz. 15% alcohol, sealed under cork and wax. -Erin Larkin, Apr 2024
Wine Enthusiast: 95 Points
This velvety, supple Shiraz from both Barossa and Eden Valleys oozes plum and blackberry jam appeal, with a lick of baking spice behind. It’s as luxurious in texture as it is in aroma and flavor, the ripe tannins seamlessly tucked behind all the plush fruit, and a little alcohol heat creeping in and landing on the finish. The comparatively cool 2022 vintage makes for highly ageworthy wines, and Struie is no exception.
Decanter Magazine: 95 Points
A heady bowl of ripe, dark red berries defines the perfume and loads up a sweet, powerful entry point to this surprisingly nimble wine. Forget what the alcohol reading says, this sits comfortably with all its components in easy balance – a rich roll of blueberry, blackberry and dark red plum flavours, a lick of oak to instil firm structure, a clean acid line to keep the flavours bright through an especially long mid-plate journey, and the snap of clean, tight tannins to define a sharp finish. Watch it bloom in the cellar. -David Sly, Apr 2024
Wine Spectator: 95 Points
Dense and powerful, featuring a concentrated mix of blackberry, huckleberry and blueberry syrup flavors on a velvety frame, with details of Pu'er tea, dark chocolate, singed palo santo, candied walnut, black pepper and toffee that linger. Despite all the concentration, there's a lovely sense of elegance, with an open-knit frame and a long, lingering finish. Shiraz. Drink now through 2037. 6,000 cases made, 600 cases imported. -MaryAnn Worobiec, Dec 2024
Vinous: 92 Points
This fleshy and open knit 2022 The Struie, a blend from the Barossa and Eden Valley, delivers plush upfront aromas of cherry compote and dark earths with a dusting of spice. It then softens a little on the palate with dusty carob flavors supported by grainy tannins. -Angus Hughson, Jul 2024
