Tasted along side the 1993 Penfolds Grange, Rockford’s Basket Press shiraz from the 2005 vintage was far from humbled. Â Dollar for dollar, it is the sensible choice. Â A deep ruby in colour, the 2005 “Basket Press” has aromatics of baked plum, dried green herbs, green tinned peppercorn, currants, cedar wood and non-bretty leather. Â On the palate, there’s a lot going on. Â Vanilla, plums, ripe blackberry, currant and mulberry are identifiable and the length is long. Â Overall, it’s difficult to call this wine as anything other than outstanding due to its balance, long length and its fruit power. Â There is also some complexity in its fruit expression which, ever so slightly, is starting to relax. Â Drink over the next 10 years. Rating: Outstanding. Abv: 14.5%. Website:Â http://www.rockfordwines.com.au. Tasted: August 2013
Cheers, somewhat coincidentally, I just got notified this week that I'd finally made the grade 🙂
Keep buying you'll eventually get on the list :)Nice blog btw.
Quite. I will be even happier if I manage to get on their stonewaller's list!
Opened a bottle of 2006 Basket Press on the weekend. It was wonderful, rich, complex with lovely balanced fruit.