Torbreck The Factor 2018

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Torbreck
The Factor 2018

Vintage : 2018
Country : Australia
Region : Barossa Valley
Subregion
Type : Red
Style Deep Full Bodied
Format : 75cl
Alcohol : 15°
Grappes : 100% Syrah

Experts		Score	Vintage
JS	James Suckling	98	2018
DCT	Decanter	96	2018
RP	Robert Parker	96	2018
WE	Wine Enthusiast	95	2018
WS	Wine Spectator	94	2018
VN	Vinous (Antonio Galloni)	94	2017
BC	Bob Campbell MW	94	2017

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James Suckling (JS) : 98 Points (2018)

A pristine nose of ripe and intense blackberries, blueberries and redcurrants, as well as some sanguine, rust-like notes. This is an excellent edition of The Factor. I like the power and focus this wine delivers and, in 2018, it is a wine of great length and presence. Abundant ripe blackberries bathe the palate. Try from 2025.

Decanter (DCT) : 96 Points (2018)

Chock full of flavour, this charismatic Shiraz oozes Barossa from every pore. Fine tannins tightly frame black cherry-berry fruit, cep powder, cocoa and iron filings for a dry profile and compelling tension. In and among it all, notes of smoked meat, espresso, cedar, graphite, garrigue and violet creams snag the attention. Incisive acidity enhances length and drive.

Robert Parker (RP) : 96 Points (2018)

Aged in about 50% new French oak and built for cellaring, the 2018 The Factor is a concentrated, structured Shiraz that should age well for up to two decades. Scents of cedar shavings and vanilla mark the nose, while the full-bodied palate folds in notes of ripe blackberries and mulberries, plus hints of baking spices. Complex, firm and age-worthy, with a long, focused finish, it should be at its best after about five more years.

Wine Enthusiast (WE) : 95 Points (2018)

From old vines—some well over a century—in two subregions of northwestern Barossa, this has all the classic Torbreck red hallmarks. With a nose you could drive straight into, it's a bottomless well of plump plum, blackberry, mocha, black olive and bay leaf, with a cedar base notes. The mouthfeel is luscious with concentrated fruit and powerful, well-placed tannins. There's some alcohol heat here and a sheen of high gloss oak, too, but like a well-tailored suit or a timeless black dress, it has decades of shelf life and will always be in fashion. Drink over the next 20 years.Cellar Selection

Wine Spectator (WS) : 94 Points (2018)

Offers a rich mix of chocolate-covered espresso bean, juicy blueberry and wild blackberry flavors, with notes of palo santo, black truffle, cardamom, candied ginger and fresh tobacco. The tannins are dense but polished, providing a lovely structure for all of the complexity. Shiraz. Drink now through 2036.

Vinous (Antonio Galloni) (VN) : 94 Points (2017)

Opaque ruby. Smoke-tinged black and blue fruit, incense, cola and roasted coffee aromas are sharpened by a building suggestion of exotic, pepper spices. Deeply concentrated yet lithe on the palate, offering intense cassis, bitter cherry and spicecake flavors that turn sweeter on the back half. Finishes with excellent clarity, mounting tannins and strong, spicy thrust, leaving resonating vanilla and mocha notes behind.

Bob Campbell MW (BC) : 94 Points (2017)

Deep, dark red/purple colour and a bouquet of black fruits and graphite, dark chocolate and hints of creosote. It's a big, bold, ballsy wine with guts and grip, and not as elegantly-structured as RunRig, the finish slightly chewy and warm from the alcohol. This is a big mother! It will be long lived. (2/2020)

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