Torbreck, Factor

Torbreck, FactorInky ruby. Heady scents of dark berry liqueur, singed plum and incense, with notes of vanilla and smoky minerals building in the glass. Shows excellent clarity and lift to the palate staining blueberry, cola and candied lavender flavors, with juicy acidity giving the wine spine. Deftly marries richness and vivacity and finishes sweet, broad and extremely long, with solid punch and fine grained tannins. Josh Raynolds

all wrapped in a youthfully austere and gorgeously long finale

imparting beautiful tones of black fruit

and soft earth scents

A lightly spicy but notably earthy nose of a ripe and very fresh array of mixed red berries gives way to rich and utterly delicious flavors that possess excellent volume before terminating in a seductively textured finish that is shaped by dense but fine tannins

citrus and mineral reduction scents

35 ha parcel close to the main road)

this is a terribly precise and sharp TBA that lifts even 340 grams per liter of residual sugar into wuthering heights thanks to 12 grams per liter of acidity

indeed to the point where they possess a silky mouth feel and culminate in a superbly long and punchy finish that is the epitome of finesse

Light in style

the medium-bodied 2010 Syrah offers just enough black fruit

Wafting from the glass with aromas of dark cherries

that seems a little smudged initially but gains clarity with aeration