Torbreck Run Rig 2012 Magnum

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2012 Run Rig offers a nose of baked cherries and raspberry preserves with suggestions of violets, cinnamon toast, aniseed and vanilla. Full-bodied with characteristic elegance and poise in spite almost of its power, it has a solid backbone of very finely grained tannins and refreshing acidity, finishing with great length. Drink: 2017 – 2030 – Lisa Perrotti-Brown 97+ points – eRobertParker.com #219 June 2015

Lifted and intense floral notes absolutely leap from the glass in a harmonious array of purple roses and violets in conjunction with tight and sweet blue fruits; mulberry, plum and crème de cassis. The colour is dense yet the texture of the wine possesses refinement and grace. As has become a signature trait of Runrig, especially in the best years of which 2012 is surely one, the wine maintains a soft, delicate touch, all contained behind the robust and muscular framework of full-bodied Barossa Shiraz. The length of the wine is huge with blue and purple fruits dominating the palate. The weight of this fruit, balanced with the elegance of the texture coupled with the finesse of the structural elements of bright acidity and very finely grained tannins is truly harmonious and is the outstanding achievement of the wine. There is an ashy/black fruit component that I love – particularly towards the back of the palate – which is a character I often identify more in Barossa Mataro. But no, this is all Shiraz aided by a mere yet very present 1.5% Viognier. An outstanding wine that will drink well for 20 years. (A recent tasting of multiple back-vintages of Runrig dating back to 1999 exhibited the true potential of the wine and was a lesson in the rewards of patience.) -
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