Wine of the Week!
Torbreck "Woodcutter's" Shiraz 2006  $16     

This one is a gem!  Here’s our Wine of the Week pick:  Torbreck 2006 “Woodcutters” Shiraz from Australia.

Why is it a gem?  Simple.  It’s a hearty, deep purple mouthful of wonderfully jammy and spicy shiraz and it’s perfect for summer barbecuing.

And another “and”, at sixteen dollars a bottle there’s a char-grilled steak or even a burger hot off the grill that’s the perfect match!

And still more, it’s pure Aussie shiraz from the famed Barossa Valley - the heart of Australia’s shiraz country.

And, finally, naming it “Woodcutter” is a promise that this wine delivers a free-spirited, adventurous attitude.

That’s why!  Phew.

It’s wine that fits in easily; you’ll find a deeply fruity taste, like ripe blackberries, but with a dash off peppery spiciness.  Torbreck 2006 Woodcutters Shiraz is a wine with robust and vivid flavors, and our wine of the week.  

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Wine on the Radio – July 4, 2008

Winemaker’s notes and comments:

The 2006 Woodcutter's Shiraz was sourced from six sub-regions of the Barossa. The wine was aged for 12 months in large, neutral French oak and was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Purple-colored, it has an attractive array of pepper, spicy blackberry, black cherry, and blueberry muffin aromas. Full-bodied and opulent on the palate, the wine delivers gobs of meaty, full-flavored blue and black fruits to accompany its forward, easy-going personality. Drink this incredible value over the next 4-6 years. - Jay Miller Wine Advocate 92 Points
Low yielding, old and dry grown Barossa Valley vines are the cornerstone of Torbreck Vintners where traditional, manual winemaking methods and minimal intervention are combined to produce a variety of wines each year. Founder David Powell named his wine "Torbreck" after a forest in Scotland where he worked for a time as a lumberjack. The Wine Advocate's Jay Miller says, "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.

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