Awards, Ratings & Reviews
93/100 ā Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate Ā· 2024 Vintage
āThe 2024 The Steading is complex and full of flavor but not weight on the palate. This is a wine that shows ripe, dense fruit, with blood plum, pomegranate, blackberry and dark chocolate in profusion, alongside notes of licorice, clove and star anise. This is very good and has fine tannins. This is a blend of Grenache (50%), Shiraz (30%) and Mataro/Mourvedre (20%). There is sweet fruit on the mid-palate. 15.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork.ā
About This Wine
The Steading is very much the heart and soul of Torbreck, the wine that exemplifies Torbreck's philosophy and beliefs - protecting and nurturing the old vine resources of the Barossa Valley.
It is sourced from Grenache, Mataro and Shiraz vines that survived the worldwide phylloxera outbreak of the 1880s, and a century later, the vine-pull scheme in the Barossa in the 1980s.
The Steading is a collection of 45 different sources of fruit, some from Torbreck's own vineyard estates as well as from growers on a share-farming basis. These grapes are vinified separately and blended once their individual virtues have been assessed.
The lead up to the 2024 harvest saw timely spring rainfall and calm conditions for flowering and fruit set. A mild to warm summer was idyllic, propelling even growth and fruit development. Harvest concluded on the 19th of April.
Producer Notes
Deep crimson to dark plum core. Intensely primary on release with lifted red fruits dominating the aromas of red cherry, red plum and redcurrant. Secondary notes of Chinese five spice, fennel seed, star anise and sarsaparilla root combine adding complexity to the primary fruit flavours.
The palate continues with red fruits cascading across soft chalky tannins and dense mouthfeel with textural savoury notes and fine acid adding length to the balanced palate.
Specifications
- Vintage: 2024
- Grape Variety: 57% Grenache, 33% Shiraz, 10% Mataro
- Region: Barossa Valley / Barossa / South Australia / Australia
- Maturation: 20 months maturation on fine yeast lees in large 4500L French oak foudre vats
- Fermentation: Natural malolactic conversion occurred during time in barrel
- Vineyard / Geo info: Multiple vineyards ranging from 40 to 150 year old vinesļ¼Gomersal, Lyndoch, Greenock, Moppa, Marananga, Seppeltsfield, Ebenezer
- Alcohol: 15.5%
- Acidity TA: 5.73 g/L
- Acidity pH: 3.52
- Sweetness: Dry
- Closure: Natural cork
- Drinking Window: Up to 12 years
