Torbreck Juveniles

An unoaked GSM blend from old-vine (40-150 yo) fruit. Aged in stainless steel tanks, lot by lot, bottled unfined and unfiltered. Named after a wine bar in Paris. There is a lot of very fine, silty sediment in the bottle; which is why I set the wine up for a few days and decanted it carefully so it didn't appear too cloudy. 14,5% alcohol. Evolved, slightly translucent and somewhat hazy maroon color. The nose feels sweet, evolved and beautifully fragrant …

An unoaked GSM blend from old-vine (40-150 yo) fruit. Aged in stainless steel lot by lot, bottled unfined and unfiltered. Named after a wine bar in Paris. Lots of very fine, silty sediment; I heartily recommend to set the wine up for a day or two and decant it carefully so it doesn't appear hazy. 14,5% alcohol. As this wine wasn't carefully decanted prior to the tasting, the appearance is quite hazy and rather evolved figgy-red color with an evolved …

An unoaked GSM blend. Lots of very fine, silty sediment; I heartily recommend to set the wine up for a day or two and decant it carefully so it doesn't appear hazy. 14,5% alcohol. Translucent and quite mature reddish-maroon color with a somewhat tertiary mahogany hue and a pale, almost colorless nose. Sweet, mature nose with aromas of syrupy tertiary character, some bretty notes of leather and barnyard funk, light aged fruit notes of stewed plums, raisins and wizened figs, …

I agree with many of the comments here - cloudy, light color, nose of leather, palate redolent of cranberry. But clearly the wrong side of the hill. Can't complain about the $10 gamble I took on auction, but nor am I going to probably finish the bottle.

Extremely acidic, but likely the only reason that this wine is still drinkable at this point. The color of this wine is cloudy and light. Strawberry and other red fruit are there, but very muted. A nice stroll down memory lane and worth the $10 gamble I paid at auction.

Loads of leather and dried red fruits with coffee grounds, the wine is really expressive and layered, a bit high on the acid- but this serves to make the wine better with food (though its the fruit that is fading). Really well made and impressive. A great bottle fpr the price I paid.

I was very surprised by this wine to say the least. Decanted for about 30 minutes, drank over an hour or so. The appearance is very rustic, brick red. Notes of wet earth, mulled cranberries, and leather. The nose is very intriguing, and makes me very happy. In the mouth, the wine is med-full bodied, supple red fruits: pomegranate, raspberries, and cranberries are layered with tertiary flavors of decaying leaves, cured meat, and leather. There is an acid note that …

Great stuff. If one made great Beaujolais out of Grenache it would taste like this.

'01 California vs. Aussie Grenaches blindtasted (Rich and Peggy's Home in Los Altos, CA) : Group's #7 (my #4) – 34 pts.; 1, 0, 0, 1 – slightly cloudy medium red violet color; juicy berry, blackberry and blueberry nose, that changes to barnyard, brett and pepper nose after 30 minutes in the glass; juicy, plum, berry palate with roundness and good acidity; medium-plus finish (most Chateauneuf du Pape-like of the flight)

grenache+shiraz. blackberry, fruity, well balanced