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The October 2019 Auction: Part 5

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Auction Ends: 10/31/2019 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #1020. Torbreck Shiraz RunRig 2004

Description: Consists of 1 Jeroboam, 3L
Packaging: OWC.
Score: 99+ WA.
"The flagship 2004 Run Rig is 96.5% Shiraz and 3.5% Viognier with the Shiraz component aged for 30 months in a mixture of new and used French oak. Yields were a minuscule 14 hl/ha (about 1 ton per acre). Saturated opaque purple/black, it has a remarkably kinky, exotic perfume of fresh asphalt, pencil lead, smoke, pepper, game, blueberry and black raspberry. Full-bodied and voluptuous in the mouth, the wine is dense and packed, with amazing purity, sweet tannins, and a complex collection of sensory stimuli. The wine demands 10 years of cellaring and will provide hedonistic delights through 2035+. Torbreck, under the leadership of owner/winemaker David Powell, remains a Barossa Valley benchmark as well as one of the world’s greatest wine estates. The top cuvees are limited production and expensive but there are also some outstanding values in the portfolio. With regard to the current vintages for the Barossa red wines, David Powell states '2004 is more savory while 2005 has more purity and definition. 2004 is more classic, 2005 will take longer to come around.'" Wine Advocate #173, Oct 2007
Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $700

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