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Rockford Vertical
Sydney, Australia
Tasted Monday, June 13, 2005 by CamWheeler with 846 views
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Flight 2 (4 Notes)
1990 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press 93 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Lovely structure and balance. A great wine, at its peak but in no danger of falling over. Equal WOTN with the 1996.
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1991 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press 91 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Seemed quite a bit younger than the 1990. Very good structure and mouthfeel with good fruit richness. Will develop positively for a fair few more years.
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1993 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press Flawed
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Caramel and compost aromas. Surely an off bottle.
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1994 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press 88 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Sweet, ripe fruit. Lacking the structure of the better vintages tasted alongside it.
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Flight 3 (4 Notes)
1995 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press 91 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Big stature wine with some cabernet-styled earth, lead and pencil shaving characters about it. Drinking well now.
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1996 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press 93 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Powerful, but with wonderful balance and structure. Will be brilliant with another 4-5 years in bottle. Equal WOTN with the 1990.
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1997 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press 86 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Over-ripe and porty - lacks balance and I can't see it developing into anything better.
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1996 Rockford Shiraz SVS Moorooroo 89 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Earth, leather and spice. As a component toward the overall product it becomes greater than the sum of its parts but as an individual wine, slightly simple and lacking intensity.
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Flight 4 (3 Notes)
1998 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press 90 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Interesting side by side with the '98 stocktake release. This is very good, although I wonder if it has the structure to age and develop further - might be at its best soon.
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1998 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press 89 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Winemaker's Stock Release - Some mystery surrounding the origins of these bottles. Rockford are difficult to get information from.
This bottle next to the regular 1998 was showing some extra vanilla/coconut oak but was overall quite similar.Post a Comment / Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Report Issue
1999 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press 90 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Well balanced, with some elegance and style to it. Has all the signs that this will age very well.
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2000 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press 81 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Did not really enjoy this - green, minty, herbal and short. Lacks structure and balance. Worst wine of the vertical excluding the flawed 1993.
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2001 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press 87 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Some heat and a bit short - lacks the structure and balance for me to see this developing into anything excellent.
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2002 Rockford Shiraz Basket Press 90 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
Very good but very youthful and brooding at this stage, would like to see it in a couple of years time.
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NV Rockford Black Shiraz 89 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
1989 disgorgement
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NV Rockford Black Shiraz 88 Points
Australia, South Australia, Barossa, Barossa Valley
2001 disgorgement
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