Torbreck, Laird other_regions The wine shows light spice

The wine shows light spice notes with distant touches of dark fruit

In some vintages

This too was quite heavily reduced and again I strongly recommend allowing this 30 minutes or so in a decanter first if you’re going to crack a bottle young

the 2000 vintage delivered a precocious Dom Pérignon

Mid garnet

Torbreck, Laird other_regions The wine shows light spiceDeep garnet purple in color, the 2008 The Laird is a little restrained to begin, opening out after a few moments and much coaxing to an extraordinary array of creme de cassis and black plum based aromas with underlying chocolate box, licorice, exotic spice, oolong tea and clove hints with a touch of earthy loam. Richly textured, dense and with a provocative meaty earthy savory, the palate is complex and layered revealing menthol and ripe black fruit