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Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 2012
Supple and perfectly shaped, this traditional shiraz is deftly balanced and beautifully presented. Its heady bouquet of cassis, blackberries, redcurrants and cedary, faintly chocolatey oak reveals undertones of baked earth, and with aeration becomes steadily more opulent, musky, floral and peppery. Finely crafted, itÕs supremely long and perfectly shaped, with layers of deep, dark and vibrant fruit that steadily emerge, tightly wrapped around a mouthwatering spine of dusty, pliant tannins and finished with a refreshing acidity. ItÕs elegant and savoury, with a structure and flavour profile more suggestive of Eden Valley than the Barossa floor.
Vintage
2012
Year to Drink
2024 - 2032+
Jeremy’s score
96 / 100
Seal Type
Cork
Rockford Basket Press Shiraz
Barossa Valley
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2013
Alc %: 14.1
Supple and perfectly shaped, this traditional shiraz is deftly balanced and beautifully presented. Its heady bouquet of cassis, blackberries, redcurrants and cedary, faintly chocolatey oak reveals undertones of baked earth, and with aeration becomes steadily more opulent, musky, floral and peppery. Finely crafted, itÕs supremely long and perfectly shaped, with layers of deep, dark and vibrant fruit that steadily emerge, tightly wrapped around a mouthwatering spine of dusty, pliant tannins and finished with a refreshing acidity. ItÕs elegant and savoury, with a structure and flavour profile more suggestive of Eden Valley than the Barossa floor.
Last Date Tasted: 26/03/2017
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Vintage
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Score/100
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Score/20
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Year To Drink
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2013
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94 | 18.5 | 2025-2033+  | |
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2012
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96 | 19.0 | 2024-2032+ | |
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2011
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91 | 17.4 | 2019-2023 | |
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2010
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95 | 18.7 | 2022-2030+ | |
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2009
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94 | 18.3 | 2021-2029 | |
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2008
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94 | 18.3 | 2016-2020+  | |
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2007
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94 | 18.3 | 2015-2019 | |
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2006
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88 | 16.5 | 2008-2011 | |
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2005
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91 | 17.6 | 2013-2017 | |
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2004
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95 | 18.8 | 2016-2024+ | |
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2003
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93 | 18.2 | 2011-2015 | |
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2002
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96 | 19.1 | 2014-2022 | |
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2001
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89 | 16.7 | 2009-2013 | |
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2000
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93 | 18.1 | 2005-2008+ | |
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1999
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96 | 18.9 | 2007-2011+ | |
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1998
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96 | 19.0 | 2008-2018 | |
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1997
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93 | 18.0 | 2005-2009 | |
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1996
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96 | 18.9 | 2016-2026 | |
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1995
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90 | 17.0 | 2003-2007 | |
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1994
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93 | 18.2 | 2002-2006+ | |
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1993
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88 | 16.6 | 2005-2013 | |
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1992
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89 | 16.8 | 2000-2004 | |
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1991
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96 | 19.0 | 2011-2021 | |
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1990
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91 | 17.5 | 1998-2002+ | |
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1989
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87 | 16.0 | 1997-2001 | |
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1988
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93 | 18.1 | 2000-2004+ | |
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1987
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89 | 16.8 | 1999-2003 | |
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1986
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96 | 18.9 | 1998-2006 | |
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1985
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90 | 17.0 | 1993-1997 | |
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1984
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93 | 18.0 | 1996-2004 |
Winery
Rockford
Rockford is a dedicated small Barossa maker and a committed supporter of the regionŐs small vineyards and their owners. Its wines are made with a refreshing disregard for trends and fashion and are bottled without artefact or manipulation. That is not to suggest that they are made and assembled without great care, experience and dedication, but these are essentially ÔnaturalŐ wines that faithfully reflect their sites and seasons. The new releases contain an elegant and surprisingly compete Basket Press Shiraz from 2011, plus from 2012 the finest collection of 'lesser' reds for several years. Furthermore, the latest disgorging of Black Shiraz is a classic.
Chief Executive(s):
Ben Radford
Winemaker:
Robert O'Callaghan, Ben Radford
Viticulturist:
Ben Radford
Sparkling
Address:
131 Krondorf Road , Tanunda , South Australia 5352 Australia
Cellar Door Open Hours:
7 days, 11am - 5pm
Principal Wine Region:
Barossa Valley
Telephone:
(08) 8563 2720
Facsimile:
(08) 8563 3787
Website:
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