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Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 93 points

  • From one of Barossa worst vintages but from one of its greatest makers who even in such difficult vintages still make superlative wines by being able to source best fruit form many vineyards all over the valley. 89 BP is another of the weaker vintage Rockford that do not drink inferior to more famous vintages at all. this 89 despite the bottle leaking was still dark and dense and richly fruited. It has a slight VA and gruff edge that improved in time but dried out within an hour. I suspect perfectly stored bottles are still as good as 90. Quintessentially Rockford in structure though with trademark earthy red/black ripe fruits and hints of sweet rubbery spices and rich black soil. A little tannic and dry on back palate but i believe this is just this bottle only. My BIL tells me i have had it before but i could not recall ( i was probably p155ed). Must have been a few years ago. he reckons it was with 89 Grange. Anyway in comparing the prices for 90 and 91 the 89 is a steal and it packs a gastric punch way above it average.

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  • Sof, supple, with excellent definition, freshness and that classic Barossa aromatics (plum/choc notes). If this is how off vintage BasketPress ages - buy all you can from the "on vintages". Not a powerful wine, but no worse off.

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