Torbreck Woodcutters Shiraz 2024

“The name Woodcutter’s stems from David Powell’s several years spent working the Scottish Highlands as a lumberjack in the Torbreck forest. This wine reflects the up and coming Shiraz vineyards of the Barossa, rather than the battle hardened old vines which make up the core of our other cuvee’s. I mention David’s name here as the wine is a return to his famous style.

Dense, rich and opulent, the 2024 vintage is a return to the more powerful wines from early this decade. The wine combines great fruit purity with texture, complexity and power. Rich, dark chocolate, plum, mocha and licorice all weave their way through the nose and onto the palate. It is elegant, structured and powerful and is a fantastic introduction to the Torbreck range. 

Whilst offering immense pleasure in its youth the 2024 Woodcutters’s Shiraz will no doubt develop into an impressive wine with a few years in the cellar.”

Tasted late November 2025

Ian Cook - FWC