Torbreck, Barossa Valley, Steading, Shiraz 1998 OWC There’s an electric charge in

There’s an electric charge in its rooted connection to the Oakville benchlands—97% of the fruit for this wine comes from Mondavi’s To Kalon Vineyard—that charge quieting to a plum-rich caress in the end

Full and round

It has a deep garnet-purple color and fragrant nose of violets

Louis had a son

Intense and quite open

Torbreck, Barossa Valley, Steading, Shiraz 1998 OWC There’s an electric charge in96 points Wine Advocate The the dense ruby purple colored 1998 The Steading (also a blend of 60% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, and 20% Shiraz) boasts a creamy texture in addition to a glorious bouquet of black raspberries, kirsch, cassis, minerals, and licorice. Seductive, voluptuously textured flavors unfold on the palate, and the texture is so plush that the taster feels his palate is resting on a water bed of overripe black fruits. Extremely long (45+