Torbreck The Steading Barossa Valley GSM 2017 (Australia)

Torbreck The Steading Barossa Valley GSM 2017 (Australia)French oak Pepper & Asian spice Dark plum & cherry Silky tannins "Medium to deep red purple, a bright youthful colour. The bouquet is loaded with pepper, spices and earthy notes, with that particular earthy pepperiness of Barossa mataro. The palate is sinewy, drying and savoury, with a lovely core of dark plum and cherry pulled into line at the finish by fine, persistent tannins. Lovely wine" Huon Hooke, Real Review, Feb 2020 The Steading has a

• French oak
• Pepper & Asian spice
• Dark plum & cherry
• Silky tannins

"Medium to deep red/purple, a bright youthful colour. The bouquet is loaded with pepper, spices and earthy notes, with that particular earthy pepperiness of Barossa mataro. The palate is sinewy, drying and savoury, with a lovely core of dark plum and cherry pulled into line at the finish by fine, persistent tannins. Lovely wine" Huon Hooke, Real Review, Feb 2020

The Steading has a fragrancy, purity of fruit, mid-palate concentration and savoury tannin profile that makes it an exemplary wine. Vibrant aromas of violet, star anise and spice all unfold to reveal an impressive array of underlying fruit flavours. Silky, succulent dark fruits, black olive, savoury earth, liquorice and Asian spice. These complex yet elegant flavours are all neatly interwoven with a perfect balance of acidity and supple, silky tannins. The Steading will continue to develop with time in the cellar, and provide those with patience great enjoyment well into the next decade.

After a cold and rainy winter in 2016, the Barossa had one of its wettest springs on record, replenishing sub-soil moisture and setting the vineyards up for a healthy summer. Mild conditions during veraison and light rains in January and February 2017, were followed by an extended warm, dry Indian summer, creating perfect ripening conditions through to April 2017. An outstanding vintage producing bright, aromatic whites and intense, well-structured reds.

On a highland farm in Scotland the collection of barns, stables and outbuildings is known as a Steading. Here in the Barossa Valley the varieties Grenache, Mataro and Shiraz all stand in their own right, however in blending, their strengths create a complex wine of solid, earthy structure. It is sourced from Grenache, Mataro and Shiraz vines that survived the worldwide phylloxera outbreak of the 1880s, and a century later, the vine-pull scheme in the Barossa in the 1980s. The protection of this old vine resource of the Barossa Valley is central to the Torbreck story and this wine, more than any other, is an indication of what is possible from these historic cultivars.