2017 Torbreck, The Pict, Barossa Valley

Colour: Red

Vintage: 2017

Region: South Australia

% Alcohol: 14.99

95 JC

Out of stock

Tasting Notes and Scores

95 JC

Made essentially like the Les Amis Grenache, Tobreck's 2017 The Pict Mataro handles the hefty oak complement much better. It kicks off with scents of strawberries and vanilla, then adds cola and dark berries on the full-bodied, creamy-textured palate. From vines planted in 1920, it spent two years in 50% new French barriques but remains fruit-driven and long on the finish. It's a beauty. No 2016 was made (smoke taint).

Joe Czerwinski

Wine Advocate

2019-11-27