Torbreck The Steading 2022 3L

The Steading is Torbreck's signature wine and is very much the heart and soul of the range. It's a wine that exemplifies their philosophy and beliefs. Comprised of 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 the result of the serendipitous discovery of small remnant patches of withered ancient vines, some well over a century old, that have been carefully nurtured back to life. The protection of this old vine resource of the Barossa Valley is central to the Torbreck story and this wine, more than any other, is an indication of what is possible from these historic cultivars.

The Steading is a collection of 45 different sources of fruit from Barossa's sub-regions (Gomersal, Lyndoch, Greenock, and Moppa) including some from Torbreck's own vineyard estates as well as from growers on a share-farming basis. These 50% Grenache , 31% Shiraz, 19% Mataro are vinified separately and blended once their being individually quality assessed. After blending, it undergoes 20 months maturation on fine yeast lees in large 4500L French oak foudre vats. Natural malolactic. This results in generous and supple flavours combine with its silken texture in a wine that defines what is possible only in the Barossa.