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Rockford Rifle Range Cabernet Sauvignon 2001
Long, well-made cabernet from a challenging hot season, delivering plenty of intense small berry and plum-like flavours, balance and harmony. Its slightly jammy aromas of plums and cassis deliver some minty/eucalypt complexity, with nuances of cedary/vanilla oak, bitumen and currants. It’s firm and tightly focused, but remains fresh and lively with a finish of vibrant acidity and fine-grained, firm tannins.
Vintage
2001
Peak years to drink
2009 - 2013+
Jeremy's score
90 / 100
Seal type
Cork
Rockford Rifle Range Cabernet Sauvignon
Barossa Valley
Price Range at Release: $50-$99
Vintage: 2015
$ Rel: 58
Long, well-made cabernet from a challenging hot season, delivering plenty of intense small berry and plum-like flavours, balance and harmony. Its slightly jammy aromas of plums and cassis deliver some minty/eucalypt complexity, with nuances of cedary/vanilla oak, bitumen and currants. It's firm and tightly focused, but remains fresh and lively with a finish of vibrant acidity and fine-grained, firm tannins.
Last Date Tasted: 10/10/2017
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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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2015
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92 | 17.7 | 2023-2027+  |
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2014
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93 | 18.0 | 2026-2034 |
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2013
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91 | 17.6 | 2021-2025+ |
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2012
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91 | 17.4 | 2020-2024 |
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2011
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84 | 15.3 | 2013-2016+  |
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2010
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84 | 15.4 | 2015-2018 |
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2009
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92 | 17.8 | 2021-2029 |
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2008
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87 | 16.3 | 2013-2016 |
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2007
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84 | 15.3 | 2009-2012 |
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2006
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85 | 15.6 | 2008-2011 |
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2005
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86 | 15.8 | 2007-2010+ |
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2004
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89 | 16.8 | 2012-2016 |
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2003
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92 | 17.9 | 2011-2015 |
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2002
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91 | 17.5 | 2010-2014 |
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2001
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90 | 17.0 | 2009-2013+ |
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2000
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89 | 16.7 | 2005-2008 |
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1999
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94 | 18.3 | 2007-2011+ |
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1998
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94 | 18.5 | 2010-2018 |
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1997
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89 | 16.9 | 2005-2009 |
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1996
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94 | 18.5 | 2004-2008+ |
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1995
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91 | 17.4 | 2000-2003+ |
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1994
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89 | 16.8 | 1999-2002 |
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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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