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A spectacularly individual wine, Wendouree Shiraz typically possesses a core of blackberry black olive aromas with complex iodine, wet bitumen, animal hide characters. The low-yielding beautifully formed old Shiraz vines, tortured and serpentine (many from the original plantings), are unique, producing small berries with thick skins and a very high seed content. The fruit is vinified in stainless steel lined open fermenters. Maturation takes place in roughly 20 percent new oak for around a year. Although there is clarity and buoyancy of fruit on the palate, the tannins are rusty and vice-like. It has been described as "an iron fist in velvet glove" type wine. Bottled under screw cap from the 2009 vintage.

The 2019 Rockford Basket Press Shiraz is a profound expression of traditional Barossa winemaking. This vintage was characterized by a warm and dry growing season which resulted in tiny berries with immense flavor concentration. Sourced from a network of independent growers with ancient dry grown vines this Shiraz is still processed using a 100 year old vertical basket press to ensure gentle extraction and a soft mouthfeel.