A photo of Torbreck RunRig 2021 showing the front of the bottle.
Six bottles of Torbreck RunRig 2021 in their original wooden case (OWC.)
A photo of Torbreck RunRig 2021 showing the back of the bottle.
The original wooden case for the Torbreck RunRig 2021

Torbreck RunRig 2021

Cellar or drinkRed wineAustralia20+/20 (100 points) - Matthew JukesCorkNew release

Torbreck RunRig Shiraz is a standout of the Barossa Valley, recognised as a 1st Classified (First Growth) in Langton’s classification, with the 2021 earning a rare 100-point score. When Liv-ex reimagined the 1855 Bordeaux classification for the world’s finest wines, RunRig joined only two other Australian icons—Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace—among the global greats. With a blend of rarity, prestige, and impressive aging potential, the 2021 vintage offer collectors and investors a more affordable Australia icon, with a legacy that's set to strengthens over time. 

👉 Purchase all six bottles available and receive the original wooden case (OWC).

Drink Window,2024 to 2033
Historical performance*, New release
Type,Red wine
Varietals,Shiraz, Viognier
Vintage,2021
ABV,14.5%
Country,Australia
Region,South Australia
Sub Region,Barossa Valley
Bottle Size,750ml
Bottle Closure,Cork

*10-year performance (or since release). As at Nov 2024
Data source: WineSearcher
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$299.00

Critic reviews

What the experts say about this wine👇

2021 RunRig will make you turn your head while you gawp in disbelief. This wine has something I have never seen in Runrig before – an immovable mountain of terroir, monolithically anchored in its core. Standing at the foot of this gargantuan flavour, I could not see the summit. There is so much ravishing Shiraz skin draped decorously around this totemic terroir it appears wholly demonic and fear-inducing. But the fruit notes are as refined and finely tuned as ever, providing the taster with a baffling counterpoint between the Dark Side and a Venetian dandy, resplendent in its filigree and finery. I cannot remember seeing two such opposing characters in one wine before, and every time I went back to the glass, there was more to admire, and these elements fuse and shape-shift into a glorious amalgam of sophistication and power. Of course, it deserves a perfect score. This wine is unique and uniquely stunning. I wish I could attend every opening of 2021 RunRig – oh, to be a fly on the wall, listening to the gasps of delight when people are lucky enough to taste this wine. (2030 – 2045).

This is the wine that people seem to lose their minds over, and just between you and me, I do understand that. 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'swhat's up. Like Nick Cave, it's got it all, and it does it with conviction and intellect. It'sa great wine, from a great season. Bigger than perhaps ever before. 15% alcohol, sealed under natural cork. Drink 2024-2051.

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