Robert O’Callaghan’s unique and wondrous Rockford Black Shiraz represents the essence of Australia’s fine wine narrative. Black Shiraz was the name old timers in the Australian wine trade gave to the fruit with the densest and darkest colour – destined for Sparkling Burgundy. Robert O’Callaghan has captured this era through his own version of Black Shiraz, based on Barossa Valley fruit and a distinct winemaking philosophy. The base wine, open-fermented, basket-pressed and aged in seasoned oak, originates from an untouched 200-dozen bottle trove of mature Shiraz, made for a mate by O’Callaghan during the late 1970s. This aged material is the mother lode of Rockford’s modified solera, a three-year fractional blending system that ensures consistency of style across every release. Black Shiraz is the ultimate celebratory sparkling red wine, a timeless expression of Australian winemaking ingenuity and empathy for the past.