Torzi Matthews Schist Rock Shiraz 2009

Domenic Torzi, artisan producer from Eden Valley named this wine after the clay covered shaley schist rock bed their vineyard sits upon.
-This shiraz got us all excited! Got the critics into a buzz of excitement last year too and sold out within months of release and no doubt this will too.

Campbell Mattinson from The Wine Front is very enthusiastic: "... has become a keen favourite in recent years. Almost wait for it to come in nowadays. Sweet-fruited, supple, generous and delicious. Easy to see why it’s rapidly gained such a fan base – and why this release should too. Blueberry and blackberry fruit flavours. Maybe a minimal amount of spicy, toasty, musky oak – though the fruit quickly takes over. Modest tannin but what’s there is ripe and fine. Floral nuances. Lovely. 91 Points” .

Other reviews:
.."it certainly delivers an incredible mouthful for this minuscule price...If this came from Verona in a posh Italian bottle it would cost you $80 - $90" Phillip White, The Independent Weekly.

"Inky purple. Candied black fruits, licorice, black pepper and cocoa powder on the nose and palate, lifted by a violet nuance. Seamless and fruit-driven, with a silky texture and no obvious tannins." Stephen Tanzer (Renowned US wine writer)

90 points from eRobertParker.com

RRP $21

Domenic Torzi (from an Italian family that settled in Adelaide Plains in the 1950s) has got Jancis Robinson’s attention. She said: "….Domenic Torzi is typical of the new generation of Australian wine artisans, hand-making wine from a small patch of vines, taking an extraordinary risk by planting vines in a frost pocket on the gentle slopes of Mt McKenzie in the Eden Valley because he and his partner Tracy Matthews were convinced that the naturally low yields on the poor soils here and the particular flavours were worth risking the frosts that had driven those who originally planted vines here in the early 20th century away. Their ten hectares of vines went into the ground in 1996 …… the beautiful Eden Valley, its unpaved roads lined with gums, is often overlooked….. “
100% estate grown fruit, wild yeasts. Top shelf Eden valley producer with 5 star winery rating from James Halliday.

Price: $17.99

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