{"product_id":"2024-torbreck-the-steading-gsm","title":"2024 Torbreck The Steading GSM","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Steading is Torbreck in a nutshell – old-vine Barossa fruit, classic varieties and a focus on balance over power. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis specific release pools fruit from 45 distinct dry-grown plots scattered along the Barossa's Western Ridge, with some vines clocking in at over 150 years of age. The 2024 season delivered a steady, mild summer followed by a cooler mid-April stretch, allowing the Shiraz to build punchy aromatics while the Grenache and Mataro locked in firm, developed tannins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery single parcel is hand-harvested, destemmed, and fermented on its own in small open-top vats before being sent through a traditional basket press. The individual batches spend twenty months resting in massive 4,500-litre seasoned French oak foudres before the final blend is assembled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's a blend that pours with a gliding, open-knit texture, leaning away from sheer power and finding a much more compelling middle ground. Think dark bramble fruit, cracked peppercorns, and a distinctly dusty, earthen backbone driving a long, dry finish. It nails the balance between density and restraint, proving exactly why these historic sites are worth saving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The 2024 The Steading is complex and full of flavor but not weight on the palate. This is a wine that shows ripe, dense fruit, with blood plum, pomegranate, blackberry and dark chocolate in profusion, alongside notes of licorice, clove and star anise. This is very good and has fine tannins.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dEY9QvW8Ehg?si=sWWNa_V2NBwN9Hq0\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Torbreck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44357297733675,"sku":"2024 Torbreck The Steading GSM","price":42.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2023TorbreckTheSteadingGSM.png?v=1759816821","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2024-torbreck-the-steading-gsm","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}