2002 Torbreck The Descendant Shiraz Viognier 750ml

2002 Torbreck The Descendant Shiraz Viognier 750ml96 Points Robert Parker Wine Advocate There are 1,000 cases of the 2002 Descendant, a blend of 92% Shiraz and 8% Viognier that spent 18 months in 2 year old French oak. The fruit is sourced from the section of the Barossa Valley known as Marananga. The Viognier and Shiraz are co fermented together, and the name, Descendant, comes the fact that it is essentially the same blend as the famed Run Rig, but sees no new oak. A magnificent effort, the dense

Crafted with precision and aged to perfection for ten years

and subtle dried herbs

Wine pH: 3

the result was a special Extra Anejo Tequila

aged in the estate's oldest casks

" - Erin Larkin

complemented by hints of vanilla and oak

05 OCT 2022

with the winery receiving a number of internationally recognised awards

We send them whisky casks

The fruit is well balanced with hints of briary spice and textu fine tannin

Early Bin 707s were typically open fermented under wax-lined header boards and matured in seasoned old oak (rather than new oak)