2011 Rockford Rifle Range Cabernet Sauvignon 750ml

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2011 Rockford Rifle Range Cabernet Sauvignon 750mlMost people would be unaware that Cabernet Sauvignon has been planted in the Barossa since at least 1888. Barossa Cabernets are rich, full flavoured wines and are a perfect fit into the Rockford stable. The fruit for this wine comes predominantly from vineyards along Rifle Range Road. The Biscay soil of these vineyards is heavy clay, lending the wine its full flavour and earthy tones. The perfect wine to hide in your cellar, for as long as you are

is comprised of silt and shallow shales over a thin crust of clay and gravel

not alcohol

this wine was open-fermented with 25 days on skins and matured for 12 months in 30% new French barriques

Perfect on it's own or matched with a plate of freshly barbecued prawns

The considerable structure and depth will ensure that the fruit characters will develop over time revealing more complexity and providing immense interest

ripe fruits such as pears

This fierce whisky bursts with cereal aromas

of natural colour and bottled at cask strength 52

The warmth made all the difference

barbecued lamb

Tasted: November 2009

with excellent persistence and clarity

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