96–98pts Wine Advocate — Rockford's Rarest and Most Collectible Shiraz

The 2005 Rockford SVS Hoffman Shiraz is one of the most extraordinary wines Rockford has ever made — a rare single-vineyard expression now 20 years in bottle.

My Wine Man on Rockford

Rockford is one of the Barossa Valley's most revered and uncompromising estates. The SVS Hoffman is one of Rockford's rarest single-vineyard expressions — released in tiny quantities and almost impossible to source on the open market.

Tasting Notes

Deep garnet with developing complexity. Dark plum, dried fig, leather, tobacco, dark chocolate and cedar. Full-bodied with fully integrated tannins and a long, complex finish of remarkable depth. 96–98 Points — Wine Advocate.

Style & Drinking Window

Full-bodied with integrated tannins. Drinking magnificently now at peak maturity. Decant 2 hours. Drink within 7 years.

Food Pairing

A 20-year-old 96-98pt Rockford single-vineyard icon 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 SVS Hoffman's leather, tobacco and seamless mature Barossa complexity.