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Torbreck Vintners RunRig Barossa Valley Shiraz Viognier 2003
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Jake Hajer 
Pretty. Still can age.
Pretty. Still can age.
9.2
Zach Cherry
Account Manager Worldwide Wine & Spirits
If you don't decant in a wide hip basin for at least 30 minutes, it won't blow out properly (comes off uber-fruity and disjointed with a burnt-clutch aroma), and you won't get the RunRig of legend. And it IS legendary. I drank the 2003, for reference. I think this is the greatest Aussie Shiraz I've had. There's every spice in the pantry, with gamey meats, smoke galore and juicy dark fruit (at least 3 different raspberry components). If you want something between Aussie and N. Rhone style, this is it. Those who say it is chemical or fruit bomb heavy haven't decanted it properly. This isn't my first RunRig. You just have to serve it right. And I normally dislike expensive Aussie Shiraz, for reference.
If you don't decant in a wide hip basin for at least 30 minutes, it won't blow out properly (comes off uber-fruity and disjointed with a burnt-clutch aroma), and you won't get the RunRig of legend. And it IS legendary. I drank the 2003, for reference. I think this is the greatest Aussie Shiraz I've had. There's every spice in the pantry, with gamey meats, smoke galore and juicy dark fruit (at least 3 different raspberry components). If you want something between Aussie and N. Rhone style, this is it. Those who say it is chemical or fruit bomb heavy haven't decanted it properly. This isn't my first RunRig. You just have to serve it right. And I normally dislike expensive Aussie Shiraz, for reference.
9.6Petter Landström
2003- to start with, I'm not the biggest fan of Austrailian shiraz. Really tied up on the nose in the beginning. Opens up with black fruits, charkuteries, smoke, chocolate, tobacco. Not that bad but doesnt really appeal to me. Taste similar notes as the nose but the fruit feels dusty and no real freshness left, the acidity doesnt really hold up. Not that impressed and this wine doesnt get me going.
2003- to start with, I'm not the biggest fan of Austrailian shiraz. Really tied up on the nose in the beginning. Opens up with black fruits, charkuteries, smoke, chocolate, tobacco. Not that bad but doesnt really appeal to me. Taste similar notes as the nose but the fruit feels dusty and no real freshness left, the acidity doesnt really hold up. Not that impressed and this wine doesnt get me going.
7.3Zach Cherry
Account Manager Worldwide Wine & Spirits
Glorious. Touch of floral boys, with smoke, hedonistic bacon fat, black pepper, but with great acidity. With a tart, developing red fruit content I want expecting. The notes don't do it justice. The length and complexity on the finish is hard to describe. One of the best Australian wines I've had.
Glorious. Touch of floral boys, with smoke, hedonistic bacon fat, black pepper, but with great acidity. With a tart, developing red fruit content I want expecting. The notes don't do it justice. The length and complexity on the finish is hard to describe. One of the best Australian wines I've had.
9.8
Rebecca Fletcher
Plum, "berries" black cherry, blackberry, baking spice, savory, prune, mint, eucalyptus, a little Brett. Very fruit forward. Spices, tea. M- acid, M+ body, m tannin. M/m+ finish and complexity. A bit of sweetness from the oak perhaps...
Plum, "berries" black cherry, blackberry, baking spice, savory, prune, mint, eucalyptus, a little Brett. Very fruit forward. Spices, tea. M- acid, M+ body, m tannin. M/m+ finish and complexity. A bit of sweetness from the oak perhaps...
9.2
Tom Kobylarz
Like motor oil in texture, this was huge and a little over the top. Meat, smoke, blackberry liquor, a beast of a wine.
Like motor oil in texture, this was huge and a little over the top. Meat, smoke, blackberry liquor, a beast of a wine.
8.4Jens Hoogstad
99/100
99/100
9.9
Brian Grech
Glorious
Glorious
9.8Brian Grech
Just about my favorite wine in the world. Velvety and viscous, with strong notes of coffee, leather, and spice. Supremely enjoyable. Wine Advocate gave the ‘03 a score of 99, and it’s hard to disagree!
Just about my favorite wine in the world. Velvety and viscous, with strong notes of coffee, leather, and spice. Supremely enjoyable. Wine Advocate gave the ‘03 a score of 99, and it’s hard to disagree!
9.9Deborah Nash
Spicy, peppery
Spicy, peppery
8.9
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