Rockford Black Sparkling Shiraz - Disgorged 2011 Category_Food with breezy acidity and saturated

with breezy acidity and saturated fruit to match

Light yet vibrant in colour with pretty yet complex aromas and an elegant yet textural palate

There was just a little whole bunch this year (mainly from the Gigotte parcel) with Leroux picking out the best-looking bunches at the sorting table

and gunpowder team

since its introduction in 1959

Rockford Black Sparkling Shiraz - Disgorged 2011 Category_Food with breezy acidity and saturatedThis, quite simply, is a great sparkling Shiraz, inspired by the Sparkling Burgundies of Colin Preece at Great Western, and made using fundamentally the same techniques. The base wine is matured in large old wood for three years before being tiraged, and then left on lees for a year before disgorgement and further cellaring prior to release. This particular bottle was part of the 2011 disgorgement. Almost impossible to procure; sold only through a