" Rifle to my head, I'd say this is arguably the best red in the Rockford range. Beautiful wine here. Plum, blackberry, a little liquorice, violet, a tiny bit of roast red capsicum. It's medium-bodied, delivers intense flavour with a dried rose thing happening, tight tannin, again just a little of that roast sweet vegetable adding complexity, freshness and excellent length. A wonderful expression of Barossa red. Thoroughly charming. Drink 2022-2035+"
95 points - Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
"Deep red colour with traces of brick and purple. The bouquet is complex and savoury, multi-faceted and laced with high notes of crushed green leaves. Hints of tomato bush. The wine is very intense and elegantly structured. It has concentration but is not a blockbuster. There's focused intensity and precision, the tannins backing up with a velvety sheen that adds texture and structure without too-obvious grip. Drink 2022-2034."
92 points - Huon Hooke, The Real Review