Torbreck, The Gask Vintage:2008 ripe tannins reach the front

ripe tannins reach the front teeth on the extremely long aftertaste

This is an especially brooding

finessed and salty finish

combining the old vine ripe fruit of Barossa with a European sensitivity to elegance and balance

The palate is dry and certainly has mineral and energetic tension

Torbreck, The Gask Vintage:2008 ripe tannins reach the frontThe Gask is a relatively new wine made since 2005 from 100% Shiraz sourced from a single vineyard in the Eden Valley planted in 1960. The 2008 The Gask gives a very deep garnet purple color and intense warm berry, kirsch, creme de cassis and wilted roses aromas plus a whiff of prunes. Very full bodied with plenty of ripe, rich fruit it has a nice backbone of crisp acid and medium level fine grained tannins supporting it through the long finish.