Rockford Shiraz SVS Hoffmann 2006 Pinot Noir blackcurrant

blackcurrant

growing unirrigated on shallow red loam over limestone on an easterly ridge at the northern edge of the Clare Valley

This is a wine ranked by Langton's in the Exceptional tier — the same company as Grange and Hill of Grace — and one of the most consistently extraordinary bottlings in the country

plum preserves

just patient stewardship of one of Australia's most significant historic sites

Rockford Shiraz SVS Hoffmann 2006 Pinot Noir blackcurrantThe Rockford SVS range was never meant to be easy to find. That was the point. Produced in quantities of just 100 to 300 cases per vintage, available only at the cellar door, and released six to eight years after bottling these wines were Rockford's most uncompromising statement. Not a commercial product. Not a label designed for broad distribution. A private conversation between Robert O'Callaghan, a handful of growers he trusted absolutely, and the