Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 2009

Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 2009"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. "This is in the heartland of Barossa Valley shiraz style, the custom made bottle a throwback to the 1940s; the bouquet is fragrant, and

followed by maturation in French oak barrique

169ème Édition

He invested in the existing vineyards and planted new Mediterranean varieties like Sagrantino

offering a range of aromas that encompasses red and darker berries

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especially with blue chip wineries like Cullen and Moss Wood raising the cachet of the name

the bouquet is highly floral and multi-layered

is the son of a Muir clan member: Betty Muir

” he was awarded the highly prestigious Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for service to the wine industry

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powerfully fruited pinot noir

a variety of fermenter types are used