The Winery Rockford of Barossa of Australie du Sud

Winery Rockford
The winery offers 27 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.3.
It is ranked in the top 2 of the estates of Australie du Sud.
It is located in Barossa in the region of Australie du Sud

The Winery Rockford is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 27 wines for sale in of Barossa to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Rockford wines

Looking for the best Winery Rockford wines in Barossa among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Rockford wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Rockford wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Rockford

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Rockford

How Winery Rockford wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of cicadas at the chib, tajine with 2 meats and preserved lemons or watercress salad with vitamins.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Rockford

On the nose the red wine of Winery Rockford. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of smoke, butter or earthy. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Rockford. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Rockford

  • 1993With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.54/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.53/5
  • 1998With an average score of 4.53/5
  • 1997With an average score of 4.52/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.51/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Rockford.

  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Grenache
  • Mataro

Discovering the wine region of Barossa

World icon of Australian Shiraz (~50% of plantings). Powerful, sun-filled reds with signature notes of candied blackberry, black plum, dark chocolate, liquorice, leather and sweet spices (pepper, clove), round tannins and generous opulence. Old vines among the world's oldest (Shiraz from 1843, Turkey Flat). Also fruity, sun-filled Grenache, firm Mataro (Mourvèdre), dense Cabernet Sauvignon and ample Sémillon.

~11,600 ha north of Adelaide, warm climate tempered by altitude.

The top pink wines of Winery Rockford

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Rockford

How Winery Rockford wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Rockford

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Rockford. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Rockford

  • 2012With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.10/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Rockford.

  • Alicante Bouschet

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.

The top sweet wines of Winery Rockford

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Rockford

How Winery Rockford wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or sweet desserts such as recipes of vitello tonnato, quick crayfish chicken or rice with milk.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Rockford

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Rockford. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, earth or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, dried fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Rockford

  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Rockford.

  • Sémillon

The word of the wine: Biodynamic (agriculture)

Organic agriculture is part of a vision of the world linking the plant and all living beings to the cosmos and basing work in the vineyard and the cellar on the cycles of the moon.

The top white wines of Winery Rockford

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Rockford

How Winery Rockford wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or poultry such as recipes of tagliatelle with carbonara, festive sea pot or chicken massala.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Rockford

On the nose the white wine of Winery Rockford. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Rockford. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Rockford

  • 2003With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.95/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Rockford.

  • Riesling
  • Sémillon
  • Muscat Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Grenache

Supple, sun-drenched reds with a deep ruby robe, smooth tannins and moderate acidity, with intense aromas of ripe red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, candied cherry), garrigue (thyme, bay), white pepper, kirsch and soft spice. Ample, warm palate. Absolute pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC, Gigondas, Côtes-du-Rhône, Tavel rosé, Priorat DOQ, Rioja (as Garnacha) and star of naturally sweet wines (Banyuls, Maury, Rasteau). Autochthonous Mediterranean variety from Aragon.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Rockford

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Rockford

How Winery Rockford wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pot roast, lamb mice confit and melting carrots or californian sushi (reverse maki).

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Rockford

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Rockford. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or citrus fruit.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Rockford

  • 1998With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Rockford.

  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Disorder

Said of a wine that is not clear due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Rockford

Planning a wine route in the of Barossa? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Rockford.

Discover the grape variety: Riesling

Crystalline, taut whites with vibrant acidity and aromas of citrus, green apple, white flowers, vineyard peach and mineral/petrol notes with age. Made as dry (Trocken, Alsace), off-dry (Kabinett, Spätlese) and sweet (Auslese, Beerenauslese, Trockenbeerenauslese, late harvest). Star of the Moselle, Rheingau, Alsace AOC and Wachau. Also exported to Clare Valley and Finger Lakes.