De skotske højlandsklaner brugte ‘RunRig’-systemet til at fordele jord blandt deres klanmedlemmer i en række vidt spredte landbesiddelser. Vægten var ikke på en enkelt gård, men derimod helheden. Her er Shiraz fra gamle tørvoksede vinmarker blandet med Viognier. De to komplementerer hinandens styrker og kompleksitet og giver den resulterende vin en yderligere dimension. Der er tænkt på helheden – RunRig.
Sommerens vækstsæson 2021 var mild med jævne og kølige daglige temperaturer hele vejen igennem. God regn i løbet af vinteren og foråret 2020 sikrede, at vinmarkernes baldakiner voksede og udviklede velformede drueklaser. Som et resultat af den lange smagsudviklingscyklus i vingården, er 2021-årgangens signatur vine med masser af aroma med tæt farvede nuancer og en enestående balance. Servér vinen ved 16 grader og kraftige retter.
Den fængslende aroma er øjeblikkeligt tilstede med finesse og kraft, præcision og fokus. Blommer, solbær og mørke kirsebær, espresso, kakao, turkish delight, stjerneanis, Earl Grey og sorte oliven kombineres med hint af vaniljestang, sandeltræ og mild kardemomme. Tæt, fast og kraftfuld, men samtidig utrolig afbalanceret med voluminøs struktur.
98 POINT
“SUPER SANSATIONAL”
It’s one of a handful of super sensational Shiraz Viognier from this great country, and the ability of this cuvée to speak so eloquently of both the Barossa and its harmonious varietals is impressive to say the least. So is, while we’re discussing it, the density and volume of the wine. On the nose, the 2021 RunRig is savory and meaty, with charry oak at the fore, backed by black cherry, graphite, dried rose petals, red and purple fruit, flowers and black tea. There is both detail and density. On the palate, the wine is both silky and huge. It’s momentous, long and complex. It’s like the volume has been turned up in every possible way, and what I know of sound mixing is on show here; it’s a loud mix, but all the elements are perfectly in balance. And ultimately, that’s what’s up. Like Nick Cave, it’s got it all, and it does it with conviction and intellect. It’s a great wine, from a great season. Bigger than perhaps ever before.
97 POINT
“EXTRAORDINARY SILKY SMOOTHNESS”
Expressive, lifted aromas of black fruit with a hint of ripe stone fruit overlaying bitter chocolate. A generous, rich palate with fruit of great purity, intensity and definition; notes of baking spices and liquorice and fine-grained tannins beneath extraordinary silky smoothness. Layered, very long and will probably still be going well in 2050.
