2018 Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 750ml Peter Lehmann Mizunara (Japanese oak)

Mizunara (Japanese oak)

91 points - Australian Wine Showcase Magazine - June 2022

Lime and lemon juice with an almond glossiness and a whisper of lactose

the wide shape of the bottle beautifully displays the deep

Eighteen percent whole clusters were incorporated into the ferment with maturation taking place in French oak (27% new) for a period of 10 months

2018 Rockford Basket Press Shiraz 750ml Peter Lehmann Mizunara (Japanese oak)Rockford Basket Press is one for the traditionalists, parcels of the best dry grown old vine Shiraz, some of which were planted in the nineteenth century, from a select cabal of growers, operating vineyards in the Barossa, Kalimna and Ebenezer, Moppa Springs and the Eden Valley, are treated to an ancient basket press followed by vinfication in old fashioned open fermentation vessels. Big, bold and upfront fruit with all the lashings of chocolate,