Awards, Ratings & Reviews
99/100 — Matthew Jukes, MatthewJukes.com · 2023 Vintage
“The Factor commands respect, and with two years in 40% new French barriques, this is the super-posh wine in the Torbreck armoury. In 2023, the fruit is astonishingly luxurious, and it appears on the palate silently like a massive, black, stealthy and relentless submarine. Nautilus-like with extraordinary texture, acres of cacao and crates of spices and peppers, there is even a twist of Turkish bazaar here, which lightens the menacing mood. This is yet another staggeringly complete wine, with epic presence in the glass. 19.5/20”
96/100 — Huon Hooke, Real Review · 2023 Vintage
96/100 — Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate · 2023 Vintage
95/100 — Jamie Goode, WineAnorak · 2023 Vintage
About This Wine
The Factor pays homage to the Barossa’s unique point of difference - great old Shiraz vineyards and the growers who painstakingly tend and nurture them each year.
The manager on a highland estate is referred to as The Factor. Many of these vineyards were planted in the 19th century and because of South Australia’s far-sighted quarantine policy, were not affected by the phylloxera outbreak that ravaged the vineyards of the world in the 1880s.
The reputation of the Barossa as the pre-eminent red wine growing region of Australia rests firmly on wines such as this.
Producer Notes
Very expressive with lifted black fruits such as satsuma plum, blackberry compote, maraschino cherry, vanilla bean, dark cocoa and a secondary note of black tea, dark cocoa and espresso grounds. Complex, luxuriously dense and alluring.
The wine’s voluptuous texture envelops the mouth with soft yet dense tannins and mouth filling viscosity. The flavours linger and the cleansing acidity polishes the palates gorgeous length and depth. Oak maturation is harmonious and well-integrated adding to complexity on release.
Specifications
- Vintage: 2023
- Grape Variety: 100% Shiraz
- Region: Barossa Valley / Barossa / South Australia / Australia
- Maturation: 24 months in a combination of new (40%), second fill and seasoned French oak barriques
- Production Attributes: Hand pruning and harvesting with careful soil management
- Vineyard / Geo info: Gomersal, Krondorf, Marananga, Greenock
- Alcohol: 15.5%
- Acidity TA: 6.13 g/L
- Acidity pH: 3.63
- Sweetness: Dry
- Drinking Window: 2026-2045
