Robert Parker 94 points!
Jeremy Oliver 93 points!
Robert Parker 94 points!
"Made from 60- to 140-year-old vines by winemaker Chris Ringland and the Barossa icon wine producer Robert O'Callaghan, Rockford's 2003 Shiraz Basket Press exhibits a beautiful minerality, a lovely floral note to its blackberry and cassis fruit, and hints of pepper, old oak, and garrigue. This complex, full-bodied effort possesses power, richness, and, much like its proprietor, considerable personality. Drink it over the next 15+ years."
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #167 (Oct 2006).
Jeremy Oliver 93 points!
"A finely crafted, its very meaty and leathery wine from a challgengin vintage. Its pungent, meaty and slightly cooked, currant-like aromas reveal reductive, earthy undertones, restrained cedar/vanilla oak and nuances of dried herbs, mint and menthol. Its sumptuous, long and richly flavoured palate of cassis, plums and faintly dehydrated flavours of currant and raisins is tightly supported by oak and pliant tannins. Has enough fruit to age well, and should become very meaty and leathery. Drink 2011-2015."
Jeremy Oliver, OnWine.
Country:
Australia
Region:
SA- Barossa Valley
Variety:
Wine Red - Shiraz
Size:
750mL
