As it opens
Nick Stock
with no thumping of drums
000 bottles were produced
The 2001 Grange is one of the few vintages of this cuvee to be composed of 100% Shiraz (the others being 1951
Torbreck The Steading Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2021 Vintage As it opensThe 2021 The Steading is incredibly sweet on the nose: summer raspberries, blood plums, black cherry, licorice, star anise, some cardamom and chewing tobacco. This offers insane value for money, at around $40AUD, but then, I feel like it has been that price for at least a decade, so it has been an insane value for a long time. This is reliable, delicious, complex, plush generous and, through the lens of this lovely cool vintage, a superstar. The best