Torbreck The Forebear Shiraz 2021
The Forebear is named in honour of those who came before, our ancestors, whose custodianship, vision and values protected and preserved these heritage vines.
This single vineyard Shiraz is a testament to ancient soils and the sustainable viticultural practices of generations of Barossa farmers.
Medium to full weight with lifted red fruit aromatics, balanced by the nuanced influence of restrained French barrique maturation. A timeless addition to any collection, this Shiraz promises to gracefully evolve and captivate for many years to come.
Torbreck is the name of a forest near Inverness, Scotland and you’ll find more than a passing nod to the Celts in our wine naming conventions.
The Forebear is a single-vineyard wine produced from the 1850s planted Forebear block at the Hillside Vineyard. Fruit is hand-harvested and fermented in small open-top fermenters with extended maceration, then basket pressed and matured in new French oak barriques for 24 months. After bottling, the wine is cellared for an additional three years before release, allowing full integration and development.
The Forebear is a powerful yet composed Barossa Shiraz, offering dense fruit, structural elegance, and significant cellaring potential.
Game, poultry or tuna steaks.
Crimson red with brilliant hue. A wine of poise and nobility from some of the world’s oldest living Shiraz vines planted in C1850. An incredibly lifted complex nose of mostly red berry fruits such as fresh mulberry, red cherry dried red currant and cassis fill the bouquet, complimented by savoury notes of wild thyme, garrigue, graphite, and sandalwood.
The palate carries a wonderful textural mouthfeel with enveloping soft, round tannins and lashings of the dense yet refined old vine shiraz, characters that only The Barossa can define. An elongated palate characterised by cleansing acidity balances the wines modern Barossa elegance whilst the growing season personifies the exemplary form and athleticism of this unique site. A wine that pays homage to its forebears, their vision for grape growing and dry farming from the 19th century.