"Rockford can only be described as an icon, no matter how overused that word may be." James Halliday
Rockford是Barossa的其中一個傳奇。當地政府在上世紀70和80年代，推出拔除葡萄藤計畫時，Rockford是其中一間酒莊，透過收購葡萄來支持農民。若非這些酒莊的幫助，很多珍貴的老藤已經消失。
如今Rockford仍致力維持澳洲傳統的葡萄酒業。一系列的葡萄酒之中，招牌的Basket Press所採用的Shiraz，來自Barossa最好的葡萄園，全是樹齡60至135年的老藤。葡萄園分佈於不同的小地塊，藉此增加混釀的深度和複雜性。
產區：
Barossa Valley, South Australia
產地：
澳洲
種類：
紅葡萄酒
葡萄品種：
Shiraz
酒精度：
13.8%
釀造：
在美國和法國的橡木桶陳年2年。
品酒筆記：
(Vinous' rating: 95 points)
濃厚的紫羅蘭色。濃郁的櫻桃酒、黑莓、紫羅蘭、薰香和香料的芳香，以及橄欖醬和草本植物的味道。甜美的紅果和黑果蜜餞、無花果醬和甘草風味，展現出令人難忘的深度和活力。口感飽滿，但出奇地細緻。餘韻悠長，煙燻風味、花香和香料的味道縈繞不散。於再充的法國桶和美國桶陳年。
Rockford is one of the Barossa's legends. As the government introduced the vine-pull schemes during 1970s and 1980s, Rockford is one of the wineries that helped support farmers by buying their grapes. Without their help, many old vines would be grubbed up.
Today, Rockford has still committed to keeping the best of the traditional Australian wine trade alive. A wide range of wines still being produced, the benchmark Basket Press is made from specially selected small parcels of established Barossa Shiraz from some of the Barossa’s finest grape growing families with vine age from 60 to 135 years. The vineyards are situated in different sub-regions throughout the Barossa, which adds to the complexity and depth of the final blend.
Region:
Barossa Valley, South Australia
Country of Origin:
Australia
Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)
Grape Variety:
Shiraz
ABV:
13.8%
Maturation:
Aging in seasoned American and French oak casks for two years.
Tasting Notes:
(Vinous' rating: 95 points)
Opaque violet. Intense, perfumed kirsch, blackberry, violet, incense and baking spice scents, along with savory hints of olive paste and botanical herbs. Shows impressive depth as well as energy to the appealingly sweet red and dark fruit preserve, fig paste and licorice flavors. Hefty but shows unlikely finesse as well, finishing impressively long and smoky, with the floral and spice notes repeating. Raised in used French and American oak hogsheads.
