Rockford Shiraz SVS Flaxman Valley 1996 Sangiovese but so fine and elegant

but so fine and elegant

bright and lifted with black fruit and a light balsamic glaze

On the palate oak reigns-in the vibrant blackcurrant fruit & compliments the fruit tannins

It is a very exposed north-facing slope

5% Marsanne) was planted in 1969

Rockford Shiraz SVS Flaxman Valley 1996 Sangiovese but so fine and elegantThe 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