| Variety |
GSM |
| Region |
Barossa Valley |
| Producer |
Domenic Torzi |
| Year |
2022 |
| Volume |
750 mL |
Notes
"Two old vineyards dated 1914 Rowland Flat & 1932 Angaston Village. Grenache 60%, Shiraz 20%, Mataro 20% (back label) or 70% Grenache 20% Shiraz 10% Mataro (per website). Anyway, Chicos are now called Cheekies, and the cocoa character in this wine reminds me of either of those.
Raspberry jubes, cocoa and aniseed, fair perfume of dried herbs and flowers. Medium-bodied, choc-liquorice, juicy red berries, hazelnut, something a little more steely, saline, and ferrous, though that’s as yet more latent as the vibrant fruit is currently front and centre. A light graininess to tannin, freshness too, with a juicy finish of excellent length. It’s fun and bouncy now, though I reckon it will be better again in a few years when it settles down a bit."
93 Points
Gary Walsh - The Wine Front
