Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 2008

Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 2008"Rockford can only be described as an icon, no matter how overused that word may be." James Halliday Rockford Basket Press Shiraz, like Penfolds Grange, is one of Australias most collected and most cherished red wines. Fruit is sourced from some of the best old Barossa vineyards with vine age from 60 to 130 years. "Right in the mainstream of the Rockford Basket Press style, with blackberry, plum and a hint of mocha driving the bouquet, and the smooth,

polished and glossy with a very intense

"93% cabernet sauvignon

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weight and length create a powerful palate that finishes with long

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Claret style and a very good version thereof

Full-bodied and juicy with lovely

fragrant and intense with herbal notes on the palate as well as lime leaf and lemon-pith traces

lime and Granny Smith apple

basket pressed and spends 24 months in oak

There are aspects of biodynamics that interest us and we’re studying them

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