Torbreck - Barossa Valley Woodcutter's Shiraz 2022
93/100
Wine Enthusiast
91/100
Robert Parker
"A sublime Australian Syrah, masterfully crafted: lightness, balance, and freshness make this vintage a great wine, according to *The Wine Advocate*"
“The 2022 Woodcutter’s Shiraz is an excellent introduction to Barossa Shiraz. It displays all the earthy, red-gravel, and ironstone characteristics that infuse its tannic structure, while being enriched by dense, purple fruit. It exhibits lightness, balance, and freshness, making it a great wine. The spicy tannins are magnificent, chewy, and slightly gripping [...]. The fruit for this wine comes from various sources in the Barossa (including the Eden Valley). It is very good. [...] 2024–2032” (Wine Advocate – 2024) • Screw cap
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Eye
A garnet color, clear and bright
Nose
A beautifully deep bouquet: aromas of red cherries, raspberry coulis, crushed blueberries, wild blackberries, and blackcurrants
Palate
Rich and luscious, with soft, caressing tannins; beautifully balanced and textured, with a structure that perfectly supports its flavors of black plum, blackberry, blackcurrant, and black cherry; a long, spicy finish with subtle hints of anise
Serve
At 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink starting at
2025
Drink before
2034
Food and Wine Pairings
Enjoy it with a mushroom pie, tandoori chicken, or a Crottin de Chavignol...
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated (2024 guide) 91/100 (Outstanding wine)
Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
The 2022 Woodcutter’s Shiraz is an excellent introduction to Barossa Shiraz. It displays all the earthy, red-gravel, and ironstone characteristics that infuse its tannic structure, while being enriched by dense, purple fruit. It exhibits lightness, balance, and freshness, making it a great wine. The spicy tannins are magnificent—chewy and slightly gripping. Aged for 10 months in oak barrels, “the 2023 is coming out of the oak as we speak,” says winemaker Ian Hongell. The fruit for this wine comes from various sources in the Barossa (including the Eden Valley). It’s very good. 15% alcohol, screw cap. 2024–2032
Wine Enthusiast
Wine rated (2024 guide) 93/100
About the wine:
There are plenty of blackcurrants and blackberries right off the bat. It’s spicy, with a hint of chocolatey oak and a warm, earthy mineral core. The palate is also lively and well-defined, with a lovely line of acidity and taut, herbaceous, and spicy tannins. Enjoy now through 2034.
James Suckling
Rated "Recommended"
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