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Rockford Moppa Springs
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From the 2016 back label
Moppa Springs Barossa Valley
Moppa Springs ,Ebeneezer and Kalimna are some of the driest areas in the Barossa where green vines grow on one side of the fence in ripened wheat on the other.
This hard country is cold, wet and frosty during pruning then hot dry and dusty during harvest; The kind of tough conditions that ensure Grenache , Shiraz and Mataro give their best . These varieties and the family who grow them earned the right to represent the Barossa in this blend by surviving for more than 150 years when others could not.
Like all Rockford reds, the hand-picked grapes for this wine are de-stemmed through our 1880’s Bagshaw crusher, open fermented and then gently basket pressed. All components are aged separately in an array of seasoned American and French oak hogsheads and large vats to allow the tannins to soften and colours and flavours to consolidate.
Bottle ageing the wine for 2 to 3 years will give it a chance to clearly show it’s Barossa birthright
Grenache 50% based with Mataro 30% and Shiraz 10%
Moppa Springs Barossa Valley
Moppa Springs ,Ebeneezer and Kalimna are some of the driest areas in the Barossa where green vines grow on one side of the fence in ripened wheat on the other.
This hard country is cold, wet and frosty during pruning then hot dry and dusty during harvest; The kind of tough conditions that ensure Grenache , Shiraz and Mataro give their best . These varieties and the family who grow them earned the right to represent the Barossa in this blend by surviving for more than 150 years when others could not.
Like all Rockford reds, the hand-picked grapes for this wine are de-stemmed through our 1880’s Bagshaw crusher, open fermented and then gently basket pressed. All components are aged separately in an array of seasoned American and French oak hogsheads and large vats to allow the tannins to soften and colours and flavours to consolidate.
Bottle ageing the wine for 2 to 3 years will give it a chance to clearly show it’s Barossa birthright
Grenache 50% based with Mataro 30% and Shiraz 10%