ROCKFORD Moppa Springs Grenache-Mataro-Shiraz - Barossa Valley 2022 Case x 6 Bottles - PRE-RELEASE

Description

“One of the Barossa's classics, Rockford holds a special place in Australian wine lore…” - Wine Advocate

We’re pleased to offer a fresh selection of wines from Rockford Estate in Barossa. We’re generally about a year behind the estate when collecting Rockford, which means the wines have a useful amount of bottle age by the time they reach us and are ready to drink. Most of the reds are now 5–6 years old, which is a particularly good point in their development.

Robert O’Callaghan established Rockford Wines in the 1980s, with a focus on traditional winemaking methods. The winery uses equipment dating back to the late 19th century, including an 1890s basket press, and much of the production remains labour-intensive and hands-on. Despite coming from the Barossa, Rockford’s reds tend to be relatively light and elegant, with less extraction than many wines from the region.

All of the reds are destemmed in the 1880s Bagshaw crusher, pressed in the 1890s basket press and then matured for 24 months in seasoned French and American hogshead barrels.

2022 Moppa Springs Grenache, Shiraz, Mataro
If you’re new to Rockford, the Moppa Springs GSM is a good place to start. It’s the lightest bodied of the Rockford reds, with wild strawberry, dried herbs and white pepper aromas. The fruit is forked into our 1880’s wooden Bagshaw de-stemmer before fermenting in open slate tanks. Our 1890’s Robinson Basket Press slowly squeezes the remaining juice from the grapes, before the individual components are left to mature in seasoned oak casks. When the final blend comes together, layers of soft, savoury, spicy flavours are emerging and will continue to develop with a handful more years in bottle.

Terms and Conditions
Offer - Subject to availability. Offer ends on 1^st November 2026
Delivery – Spring 2027
Prices - Include Freight, Duty & GST
Storage - On arrival into Jersey. Free Storage until 30th April 2027
Payment - Goods will be invoiced on receipt of order. Payment as per our normal T&Cs.
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