2024 Torbreck Harris Vineyard Grenache, Barossa Valley

The 2024 Harris Vineyard Grenache is from a small 12-acre block that yielded just four tons in 2024 —i.e., less than one ton per hectare. This vineyard is a bush vine vineyard just up the road from the winery here in the Barossa, and it was planted in the 1960s—young by Barossa standards. The wine in the mouth is savory and ripe, with notes of pomegranate molasses and licorice, dried herbs and green olive tapenade. This Harris vineyard is 100 meters higher in elevation than the Hillside vineyard, and it is planted on red clay, with "loads of ironstone gravel and big rocks below," says winemaker Ian Hongell. The higher alcohol is evident here, and it is in many of these wines; but the fruit integrity remains in tact, and the wine has freshness. Drink to 2034.

94 points Erin Larkin for The Wine Advocate, April 2026

A Marananga-born grenache from the Harris vineyard in the western Barossa. Lifted, fragrant and fruit-pure, with a seam of raspberry, cranberry and red cherry fruits leading the way forward. Hints of exotic spice, cola, subtle flowering herbs, citrus blossom and dried meats all joining the party. There's a lovely sense of spaciousness and tension to the '24. That fruit is super attractive, the spice is layered, and there's a sense of febrile purpose to the travel, with a swing of briny acidity at the back end. Super drinking. Drink to 2033.

93+ points Dave Brookes for Halliday Wine Companion, August 2026

Deep ruby in the glass, with soused cherries and raspberry confit and notes of earth and cooking spices. Lush and jubey on the palate, with 15% alcohol it's fruit-sweet and mouth-filling, but with an edge of savoury Danish liquorice, and fine tannins threading through to the finish. Drink to 2038.

93 points Melissa Moore for The Real Review, May 2026

From a tiny, old vine site in the Barossa, this Grenache is a study in restraint, perfume and vine age intensity. The Harris Vineyard is planted to deeply rooted bush vines that struggle in sandy soils, naturally limiting yield and concentrating flavour. Torbreck treats this parcel with the same reverence given to its flagship wines, aiming to capture Grenache in a voice that is aromatic and finely structured rather than heavy. The Barossa warmth brings ripeness and generosity, but careful picking preserves lift and spice.

Winemaking is gentle and deliberate. Extraction is controlled to protect fragrance, and oak is used as a frame rather than a flavour. The intention is to let the vineyard speak through texture and tannin, creating a wine that feels transparent and site driven.

In the glass it shows a luminous ruby with garnet tones. Aromas are lifted and complex, opening with wild strawberry, raspberry and red cherry, followed by rose petal, dried herbs and subtle spice. There is a faint earthy savouriness that adds depth beneath the fruit.

The palate is medium bodied and silky, with red berry fruit flowing over fine, powdery tannins. Bright acidity keeps the wine fresh and energetic, while flavours of cherry, cranberry and spice carry into a long, savoury finish. The texture is supple yet precise, balancing generosity with finesse.

It pairs beautifully with roast lamb, grilled pork, Mediterranean vegetables and herb driven dishes. Drinking impressively now with air, it will cellar comfortably for eight to twelve years, developing earthy and spicy complexity.

This is Barossa Grenache in a refined register, old vine power translated into perfume, texture and quiet intensity.