Ceccherini Cristiano

9.1

Actually Mataro Grenache Shiraz
Winemaker and owner Travis O'Callaghan, son of Robert which is the history of Rockford.
The wine has blue fruit and a deep character
A mineral vein and a velvety profile
It has a long aftertaste

This winery put a lot of emphasis on the mataro
The fruits are sourced from vineyards looked after by the Hofmann family and the vines are a mix of youngish and older plants
A journey to watch out for — a month ago

James

10

Perfect drop with a Aussie meat pie! — 3 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

Sparkling Shiraz is a tradition in Australia on Christmas Day. Bought this at Dukes Cellar Door 2 days ago. Very different to Barossa Sparkling like Rockford Black which, while good is much sweeter. This was savoury earthy and minerally - quite dark in colour. A great accompaniment to Turkey and Ham. — 6 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.1

Opened about 6/7 bottles in a night
They went from badly corked to a marvelous gracely aged riesling
From lime peel , caramelised lemon to ginger, nutmeg or even hints of curry
A bunch of selected mixed herbs was there too: from sage to Thai mint, and so much more that I made a beautiful looking paint(in my mind at least)
Never too sweet and reasonably long aftertaste, which replicates the above notes again — 6 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.3

I donated my 3 bottles to a Rare and Collectible Shiraz Dinner at the Downs Club to go with a 2018 Wendouree Shiraz, 2022 Standish Lamella, 2020 Rockford Basket Press and a 2021 Langmeil Freedom. The Sami Odi Little Wine finished middle of the field in this stellar lineup. It was an unvintaged assemblage of 8 different vintages starting with 2022 (49%) through to 2015 (2%). Lush and medium bodied with fluid tannins and great length. Brambley. Fraser likes to drink Little Wine when young and fresh like this is now. Purchased 2 years ago in mid 2023. The consensus winner of the 5 wines was probably the Rockford or the Standish Lamella. Erin Larkin gave the latter 100 points. All 5 Shiraz were outstanding. — 3 months ago

Ron from VA

8.9

Nice mouthfeel and richness- pair with potato & Rockford blue soup. — 4 years ago

Sam Richey

9.0

First fancy night out in Rockford with Kate — 6 years ago

Marcus Chacos

9.0

A Shiraz fortified wine (in essence, a Shiraz port). It's absolutely delicious 😋. Wow. Just wow!! — 6 months ago

Ira Schwartz

9.1

Stopped off at a lifelong friends apartment. He likes wine but it does not go beyond that. Says to me after pulling several bottles ( including 2 Rockford BP) from the corner of a very warm room, “What should I do with these wines?” Trying to remain calm, I said , “I think you need to open one.”
Surprisingly, the cork was intact, but totally soaked to the top. What we encountered was a red/purple wine that looked like it was bottled a few years ago. The nose was big and full of dark fruit along with some oak but zero alcohol Taking a small taste I was absolutely taken back by the juiciness & deep plummy flavors swirling around my mouth. I noted very little secondary flavors but the level of acidity shocked me. Tannins were soft and the fish was modest. — 2 years ago

George Hesse

9.3

This was crispy and fresh with a fairly acidic finish. — 6 years ago

with Jeff and Jennifer