2019 Torbreck The Struie Shiraz Barossa Valley Australia

Since 1994, Pete Kight has been a pioneer in the Barossa Valley and has successfully highlighted the world-class quality of Shiraz in the area. Since 2008, the winery has been producing wines from grapes that 100% grown on the estate. Torbreck has access to unique low-yielding, century plus old vine vineyards that produce some of the best wines in Australia.

Torbreck wines are neither fined nor filtered and barrel aging varies as needed.

Sourced from Eden Valley, which is a high-altitude area of between 400 and 500 metres, compared with the Barossa Valley’s elevation of 200 to 300 metres. This higher altitude and 1 to 2 weeks later ripening pattern results in more distinctive varietal flavor characteristics, lower pH and higher acidities. 

While the Eden Valley region is most associated with the white wine variety, Riesling, it also produces elegant, tautly structured Shiraz which is highly prized by winemakers.  This Torbreck Shiraz cuvée is a skilful blend of fruit from a 40 year old Eden Valley Shiraz vineyard and an 80 year old Barossa Shiraz vineyard – a marriage of elegance and intensity. 

Torbreck is the name of a forest near Inverness, Scotland. You’ll find more than a passing nod to the Celts in our wine naming conventions including Struie, which is a 157 metre high mountain in the rugged highlands of north-east Scotland. The view from the Struie down across the Dornoch Firth is as inspiring as that of the Valley floor from Eden Valley.

Aging: 20 months in French oak (20% new)