Torbreck Les Amis 2020
Beschrijving
Zuiverheid, intensiteit en finesse, Les Amis is het resultaat van de doorzettingsvermogen van verschillende generaties wijnbouwers en de invloed van geweldige terroirs. De Garnacha is al 150 jaar de favoriete druivensoort van Barossa, omdat hij supergoed past bij het mediterrane klimaat en de oude bodems. Deze oude wijngaard (128 jaar) in de Greenock-streek, met zijn concentratie, structuur en elegantie, vertoont een fantastisch evenwicht en is het perfecte voorbeeld van een uniek terroir
Technische specificaties
Proeverij
granaatappel en rode bes. Secundaire tonen van vijf Chinese kruiden, sarsaparilla, steranijs, kardemom en kruidnagel, in balans met vochtige aarde en kruidige kaneel.
Wijngaard en wijnmaken
Meningen van critici
Some sweet and candied berry character with some milk chocolate and cedar undertones. Medium body. Tile and berry. More typical shiraz from Barossa. Ripe fruit, but tangy. Hints of vanilla. Drink or hold.
The fruit for the Les Amis Grenache is from the Slade vineyard, planted in the 1960s. The wine was matured for 24 months in French barriques (40% new). The 2020 Les Amis Grenache is savory, resinous, structural and firm. The core of red fruit remains protected, but it is clear that there is a long future for this wine that is obvious from now, and it will only evolve over time. Clove bud through the finish leaves a cooling, mineral feel in the mouth. This is very big, but very good. It is polished, and the tannins have a gritty chew to them, which is very attractive.
As the deep crimson hue suggests, this is not a light and airy Grenache, but it's a detailed and cellar-worthy one. Lucid aromas of mulberry, black cherry, raspberry compote are woven between green peppercorn and chocolaty oak, with an amaro-like underbelly. The palate is voluptuous, with rich layers of fruit, floral and spice flavor and distinctively textured tannins, like a cat's tongue. Polished, with fruit purity and sculpted muscle, this should evolve over the next 8-10 years.
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