This wine is Rockford’s Rifle Range cabernet sauvignon from the 2011 vintage. Go figure, 2011 was a very difficult vintage in the Barossa Valley, yet Rockford have managed to produce a really quite good Rifle Range from it. Its style in this vintage seems a little more Bordeaux, a little less Barossa Valley, perhaps because of the conditions. It has aromatics that remind of chocolate, plum, dark cherry, spice and bay leaf. The palate has between medium and long length, and is balanced, with nuances of chocolate, plum and dark cherry. Lovely drinking now, I would suggest cellaring this Rifle Range for at least five years. For the excellent 2022 vintage of Rockford’s Rifle Range see here and other vintages below. Rating: Good to Very Good, Abv: 14.5%, Price: $40. Website: http://rockfordwines.com.au. Tasted: July 2014.
