Wine of the week: six Aussie reds from a stellar estate

2020 Torbreck, Woodcutter’s Shiraz, Barossa Valley, South Australia

(£23.99, selfridges.com; £19.50, specialistcellars.co.uk; £21.50, davywine.co.uk)

Torbreck is my Australian Winery of the Year. I am currently taking no fewer than three of the wines in this article, including my featured Woodcutter’s, around the UK on my 100 Best Australian Wines Roadshow. Feedback from the first half of this tour has been overwhelming, and this is no surprise when you taste these stellar red wines.

Since winemaker Ian Hongell arrived at this world-renowned winery nearly a decade ago, the wines have become increasingly refined. It is amazing to think you can drink insanely beautiful Torbreck shiraz for 20 quid! 2020 The Steading (£35 per bottle, averys.com; £23 per bottle in bond, laywheeler.com) is a thrilling grenache blend that makes many Châteauneufdu-Papes slope off in shame. It is another bargain-priced, truly elite creation. 2020 The Struie (£44 per bottle, averys.com; £45.99, reduced to £34.49 per bottle in a Mix

Six, majestic.co.uk) shows that tenderness and freshness are part of the modern Torbreck vocabulary. Using a slice of Eden Valley fruit to lift perfume and add spice, this wine has left people gasping for more. A trio of mighty shiraz completes the picture. 2019 The Factor (£100 per bottle, averys.com) is the vinous equivalent of a rock concert. 2019 Descendent (£520.06 for six, laithwaites.co.uk) is incredible, and 2019 RunRig (£160 per bottle in bond, laywheeler.com) is monumental.

Matthew Jukes is a winner of the International Wine & Spirit Competition’s Communicator of the Year (MatthewJukes.com).