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  • Country ranking ?

    137
  • Producer ranking ?

    6
  • Decanting time

    2h
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Lamb

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The Story

Robert O’Callaghan’s Rockford Basket Press Shiraz encapsulates traditional and contemporary winemaking philosophies and embraces the inherent qualities of old vine Shiraz: the physicality of winemaking where muscle and personal touch transform process into an artform; the traditional tools of trade (a 1910 petrol-driven old Bagshaw destemmer, basket press, open fermenters) and the complementary nuances of American and French oak maturation.

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Deep colour. Earthy, redcurrant, dark cherry, tobacco aromas with iodine notes. Earthy redcurrant, inky flavours with fine chocolaty textures and underlying savoury complexity. Walnutty, graphite firm with lovely mineral length. Now-2035+, 95 points
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Origin

Barossa Valley, South Australia

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