25 Years in the Bottle — A Legendary Barossa Rarity

The 1999 Rockford SVS Pressings Shiraz is one of the rarest and most extraordinary Barossa Shiraz expressions ever produced by Rockford — now 25 years in bottle and at the absolute peak of its drinking window.

My Wine Man on Rockford

Rockford is one of the Barossa Valley's most revered and uncompromising estates. The SVS Pressings is one of Rockford's rarest single-vineyard expressions — released in minuscule quantities. A 25-year-old SVS Pressings on the open market is extraordinarily rare.

Tasting Notes

Deep garnet shading to brick at the rim. Dark plum, dried fig, leather, tobacco, dark chocolate, dried herbs and cedar. Full-bodied with fully integrated tannins and a long, complex finish of remarkable depth for its age.

Style & Drinking Window

Full-bodied with integrated tannins. Drinking magnificently now at peak maturity. Decant 1 hour. Drink within 5 years.

Food Pairing

A 25-year-old Rockford rarity at peak maturity deserves the finest cut. We love it with Cape Grim Grass-Fed Tomahawk Steak from My Meat Man — reverse-seared low and slow before a hard finish on the grill, a magnificent match for the 1999's leather, tobacco and seamless mature Barossa complexity.