Wines By Rockbare

Tim Burvill became aware of precious old vineyards dotted around the Barossa Valley while working for some of Australia's most prominent wineries. It is from these wonderfully diverse old sites that Burvill selects the ripest and most concentrated fruit to produce Mojo. Burvill's wines are in keeping with his own personal power packed fruit driven style. The moderately continental Barossa climate provides ideal conditions for the production of full bodied reds. It is these unique growing conditions and the natural sunlight which Burvill captures in Mojo Shiraz.

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The secret of Mojo's appeal lies in its modern styling, superb balance between old vine fruit and extravagant oak. An assemblage of parcels harvested off some seriously old vines, of which the oldest and most precious are painstakingly hand picked. Grapes are treated to a gentle pressing on skins using airbag press before being inoculated to a warm vinification in static fermenters on skins for ten to fourteen days at 22ºC. Modern roto-fermentations are never used, after a preference for the tannin structures which can be achieved through an aerobic process. Mojo completes malolactic in barrel, followed by maturation in a combination of new and prior use French and American oak barriques and hogsheads.

Purple red with ruby hue. Honest regional nose of earthy Barossa Valley floor, stewed plums and lifted vanillin. A soft, full palate, laden with juicy upfront fruit, ripe satsuma plums and blackberry, cherry cola and a liberal splash of sweet oak. These fleshy primary characters extend suggestively through the round smooth palate, revealing ample layers of subtle spicy cinnamon and chocolate, vanilla and a savoury, meaty complexity. The finish is silky smooth, endowed with integrated velvety, chalky tannins followed by a nifty trace of black pepper. Absolutely perfect with slow braised beef recipes or the traditional roast.

Mojo Fizz Brut Cuvee

Adelaide Hills

Mojos were mythical charms containing special powers, supernatural amulets which protected from evil or evoked karma. The irony here is that there's nothing metaphysical about the way the Mojo winemaking team create their Fizz, a funky name for a great sparkling. The combination of superb terroir, careful handling of pristine grapes and thoughtful handling achieves a youthfully fruit driven Pinot Chardonnay in contemporary, easy to appreciate styling. Serve chilled and leave the strawberries out, there's enough of that flavour in the wine already.

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Chardonnay and Pinot Noir thrive in the cool climate high altitudes of Adelaide Hills, where the crisp spring and early summer weather preserves natural acidity, heightening and defining the flavour. Only the best parcels of fruit available, grown predominantly to fine vineyards in the Onkaparinga Valley, are considered for inclusion into Mojo Fizz. The combination of terroir, pristine fruit and thoughtful handling achieves a youthfully fruit driven Sparkling Pinot Chardonnay. Grapes are gently passed through a membrane press, followed by inoculation to neutral yeasts and tank vinification at low tempratures to add texture. Secondary Charmat fermentation infuses the wine with creamyness and effervescence. Alcohol 12.0%

Light yellow with the palest of pink tinge. Fresh restrained, youthful aroma of subtle peach and white flowers with a whiff of doughiness from the yeast influence. Appealing and vibrant palate driven by green apples and wild strawberries, all well supported by zingy lemon and lime tartness. A subtle layer of creamy meringue is found underneath, which morphs into a sherbet tang as it drifts toward the long dryish finish. The essential party starter, Mojo Fizz will serve as the perfect partner to shellfish.

Mojo Sauvignon Blanc 2012

Adelaide Hills

Sauvignon Blanc thrives in the cool climate and high altitude of the Adelaide Hills, it is here that the true essence of this special grape can be nurtured. The crisp spring and early summer weather preserves the fruit's natural acidity, which heightens and enhances the flavour of this noble variety. To accentuate the fruit freshness, Mojo have treated their Sauvignon Blanc to a cold fermentation which takes up to three weeks, but the result is worth the wait for the winemaker. He suggests serving chilled, but not too cold, at 5pm on a Friday arvo with mates.

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The Adelaide Hills is Australia's premier cool climate wine region, renowned for its exceptional whites, and Tim Burvill is doing exciting things with its unique terroir. The folds and undulations of the hills create a wide range of microclimates, whilst the beautiful verdan valleys criss-cross the north-facing slopes to capture the sun and provide protection from the strong cold southerly wind. Sauvignon Blanc was harvested from good vineyards as selected by Tim Burvill, throughout the cool hours of the night. Fashioned to a decidely fresh and fruit driven styling that's thoroughly Adelaide Hills, treated to a cold and slow fermentation with aromatic yeasts in tank without any malolactic.

Pale green colour. Subtle light tropical fruit aromatics of guava, lychee and slightly under ripe passionfruit with hints of freshly cut grass and lemon blossom. Fleshy upfront fruit, displays varietal traits of gooseberry, passionfruit and a lick of freshly picked herbs. Mid palate is well complimented by textural notes of crunchy green apple and nashi pear whilst being supported by crisp, lively fresh lime acidity leading into a lengthy, clean grapefruit tang on the finish. Still imminently gluggable, with one glass still not enough! Fresh seafood is the order of the day with this wine, the perfect complement for freshly shucked oysters drizzled with fresh lime juice or lightly gratinéed coffin bay scallops.

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Rockbare Barossa Babe Shiraz Gift Boxed 2006

Barossa

Some of the gnarled and twisted old vines which yield the grapes for Barossa Babe date back to the first days of Barossa settlement in the 1840s, when pioneers replanted their precious cuttings from Europe. The intense power and complexity of this creation from mother nature will continue to improve in the bottle over the next fifteen years or more.

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Barossa Babe began as a secret project, today it is a flagship wine, a most important member of maestro Tim Burvill's Rockbare family. Lovingly crafted with Shiraz grapes from parched and neglected old sites scattered around the Barossa. Much of the fruit comes from ancient vines, many are well over over a century old. Today, some of the Barossa growers that husband the ancient vines are sixth generation custodians of these peerless, dry grown parcels. Barossa Babe was treated to a warm vinification in small open top fermenters followed by eighteen months maturation in a combination of new and prior use French and American oak barrels. Approx 14.5%

Dark in colour, a deep red/ purple. Rich bouquets continue onto the full-bodied palate, intensely concentrated fruit flavours, mellowed by the exemplary oak maturation. An elemental and etheral wine with rich, ripe red and black cherry/ plum fruits overlaid by spice, aniseed/ ginger and spicy/ vanillin oak characters. It opens to luscious berries and prunes, sophisticated cedary/ toasty characters, succulence, brightness and long generous fruit. Sweet, rich and concentrated, this blockbuster Barossa Shiraz is brimming with blackberry jam and plum fruit. The primary characters are complimented by sweet oak and gripping solid tannins, culminating in a wine of exceptional length.

Rockbare Barossa Babe Shiraz 2009

Barossa

Tim Burvill worked at Wynns and Penfolds, where he refined his style alongside some of the best winemakers in the country. Establishing his own label, he embarked upon a secret project to acquire parcels of wayward Barossa Shiraz. With a backbone of fruit grown to some of the oldest sites in Australia, much of Barossa Babe comes from vines up to 140 years of age. The intense power and complexity of the primary fruit flavours are complimented by sweet oak and gripping solid tannins, culminating in a wine of extraordinary complexity and length.

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Old vine Barossa Shiraz, the older the better. While Shiraz was the mainstay of the Australian wine industry for most of its first century, in the Barossa the variety has always held a special mystique. One of the only premium international viticulutural areas not ravaged by phylloxera in the 1800s, the Barossa remains as a living museum of the worlds oldest Shiraz vineyards. Tim Burvill has made the most of his years working with local growers, to isolate and to retain choice parcels of old vines Shiraz. Barossa Babe is treated to a warm vinification in small open top fermenters followed by up to two years maturation in a combination of new and prior use oak barriques.


Cherry black with vivid purple hue. Warming nose of brooding syrupy dark fruit, earth and leather, mocha and licorice. A big, rich, lush wine offering a degree of elegance, exquisite black berry fruits and subtle spiciness along a dreamy palate, through to a delightful finish of fine lingering tannins and warming touch of pepper.

Rockbare Chardonnay 2012

McLaren Adelaide

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Tim Burvill was responsible for producing the super premium white wines portfolio during his tenure at Penfolds, winning several gold medals. RockBare is a creamy Chardonnay with alluring aromatics, if you're tired of sauvyblanc and don't want any oak, then RockBare will be right up your alley.

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Tim Burvill draws his insiration from the Sancerre wines of France. His straight forward, low intervention winemaking techniques translate into Chardonnay wines with varietal definition and intense fruit. The same careful approach is taken in the vineyard. Grapes are harvested in the cool of the night just as the tropical flavours begin to appear. The juices are inoculated with yeasts which enhance the aromatics, ferments are run very cool to retain valuable volatiles. The wine completed just on half its potential malolactic fermentation to reduce acid harshness and to add complexity. Six months of lees stirring is undertaken post fermentation to compliment the mid palate texture and give a slight nutty taste.

Pale green hue. Pungent tropical and melon fruit laced with exotic dashes of kiwi fruit and cashew nuts. Stylish and elegant, the vibrant fruit drenches the tastebuds with a wave of intense pineapple, peaches and nectarine. The mid palate is textural with a bounty of creamy, mealy complexity derived from extended lees stirring and is complimented by a slight buttery note from partial MLF. The balanced acid compliments the rich fruit and provides a support throughout the palate with crisp, clean tangerine and lemon freshness. A true to style RockBare Chardonnay with generous flavour profiles and refreshing acidity, serve lightly chilled and be gastronomically seduced by pairing with chicken dumplings or scallops gratinée.

Rockbare Grenache Shiraz Mourverdre 2006

McLaren Vale

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A tremendous red emanating heat from it's weight of alcohol, the very first vintage of a mostly Grenache wine by RockBare, sourced from an eighty year old bush vine, dry grown vineyard.

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Tim Burvill is a raider of old vines, one of a breed of swashbuckling winemakers who scour the beaten roads and inaccessible terrains of the McLaren Vale for long forgotten and unviable sites that bear the most precious of old vines. Generations of winemakers have recognised the McLaren Vale's unique ability to grow deeply coloured and intensely flavoured grapes. Tim has reverted to a trusted formula in his quest to create the definitive Rhonesque red. 71% Grenache, 16% Shiraz, 13% Mourvedre. Rockbare was treated to barrel matured for fourteen months, 8% one year old French oak, 11% two year old French oak, 26% three year old French oak, 55% four year old French oak. Alcohol 15.5%

Crimson in colour. The wonderful, comforting smells of yesteryear, pink musk notes of the lolly jar, clove spices from the cupboard, and home baked rhubarb pudding. Scents of dry leaves and lemon tree, the dusty wooden box smells from Grandpa's old workshop are here too.The palate is opulent and elegant, viscous and supple. It shows the spice and cherry of McLaren Vale Grenache, together with the juiciness of Shiraz and the tannins of Mourvedre. Extra fine tannins arise after each mouthful, leaving the drinker with impressions of dark chocolates and warm, sweet alcohol. You can't pass a duck with this wine, or a piquant chorizo sausage & homemade pasta dish.

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Rockbare Shiraz 2008

McLaren Vale

Rockbare are heart, body and soul McLaren Vale. Fruit growers have been experiencing trying times of late. This has freed up some very old and precious Shiraz vineyards, which Rockbare have gleefully accepted into the fold. Tim Burvill is very gifted as a winemaker, and also as a raider of isolate parcels of mature vines. He retains access to some of the Vale's best Shiraz. In the vintages since inaugural release, a number of 50+ year old vineyards have come to light, which have been assembled into an immensely satisfying experience.

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RockBare was born out of a desire to create wines out of Australia's best viticultural regions. Parcels of very old Shiraz fruit, some of it hand harvested, are treated to warm static fermentations on skins for ten to fourteen days at 22ºC No roto-fermenters used, preferring the tannin structure that results from an aerobic fermentation. Gentle pressing on skins using airbag press, followed by malolactic fermentations in barrel. The wines turn black as midnight as soon as they are crushed, and show an amazing tannin structure and varietal definition in the fermentations right from the word go. Maturation for fourteen months in a combination of new and prior use American and French oak. Alcohol 15.0%

Sump oil black in colour. Full on scents of rich dark cooking chocolate that has just been melted in the pot, combined with a scrumptious Christmas pudding. There is also a noticeable mention of Satsuma plums, vanilla bean and dark cherries. If the wine smells like a Christmas pudding, it tastes like a chocolate pudding. Extremely rich and intense chocolate flavours will have you reaching for more than a glass and a half. Aside from the chocoholic kick, there are all the wonderful ripe blackberry fruits that McLaren Vale is renowned for--plums, blackberry and blueberry. Rockbare finishes long and smooth, with a subtle licorice aftertaste. Rockbare would perfectly suit a juicy Australian loin of lamb.

Rockbare Shiraz 2011

McLaren Vale

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RockBare are raiders of precious but wayward sites. An assemblage of old and very old vines Shiraz, the eldest blocks are painstakingly hand harvested. Components display exceptional properties as soon as they are crushed, exhibiting an amazing tannin structure and profound varietal definition throughout the ferment. By any measure, a splendid Old Vines McLaren Shiraz, it is not often that parcels of such high quality are collated and vinified into an opulent yet accessible wine.

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McLaren Vale is one of the world's premier regions for deeply flavoured, full bodied Shiraz, but the Australian wine industry has been going through a very rough period. Within McLaren Vale, this made some incredibly old and amazing Shiraz vineyards suddenly available, which were gleefully accepted into the RockBare fold. Parcels of Shiraz, much from a collation of 50+ year old vines, are inoculated and treated to a warm vinification in static fermenters on skins for up to a fortnight at 22°C. The wines are gently pressed on skins with the aid of an airbag before sending to a selection of seasoned and new French and American oak barrels for completion of malolactic and a year's maturation.

Vivid purple, violet hue. An elegant, lifted nose of bramble and fleshy raspberry, hints of violet, cedar and cloves. Succulent mulberry and red currant fruit harmonise with velvety chocolate, mocha and sweet vanillin flavours, the oak only just manages to poke its head above the tidal wave of Shiraz flavours. Trademark RockBare liquorice tannins will continue to mellow and evolve. The consummate partner to slowly braised shank or flame grilled T-bone.

RockBare was born out of Tim Burvill's desire to create his own wine from fruit grown to Australia's best viticultural regions

Growing up in Western Australia, Tim's interest in wine was sparked at a young age by frequent summer holidays to the Margaret River region. He fell in love with the world of wine, his passion eventually saw him move to South Australia, where he completed an honours degree at Adelaide University's Roseworthy Campus. His first job was with Southcorp, which as Tim puts it "was the best start to a winemaking career that anyone could ask for." For the next 5 years Tim worked with Southcorp, travelling the country plying his craft in the Coonawarra (Wynns) and the Barossa Valley (Penfolds), the Sunraysia and the Riverland, refining his style alongside some of the best winemakers in the country. A rapid rise through the ranks soon saw him vested with the responsibility at the age of 25, of making Southcorp's ultra-premium white wines, including Penfolds Yattarna. In 2001, Tim decided to follow his own path and began RockBare, focusing on Chardonnay and Shiraz from South Australia's McLaren Vale.

The home of RockBare is McLaren Vale. Sunny days cool nights, the unique pure flavour of McLaren Vale ..nothing more, nothing less. "McLaren Vale produces such fantastic Shiraz and Chardonnay, why would you want to make anything else here?" The success of RockBare has been mind-blowing, with critics giving RockBare the thumbs up on its strength of character and style. Like most winemakers, Burvill understands that the quality of the wine in the glass is decided by the quality of the fruit from the vineyard. RockBare showcases the pure expression of fruit from the beautiful McLaren Vale.


When Burvill started RockBare, his goal was to make pure and intense wines, using only varieties that are suited to growing in the cool, maritime climate of South Australia's McLaren Vale. Chardonnay, Shiraz and Grenache. These wine varieties were his passion, and McLaren Vale was the logical choice of region to pursue his dream. Burvill wanted to make wine in McLaren Vale because he believes it's the best all-round region in Australia. It's known for being consistent year in, year out, it's got a great maritime climate and very good soils. McLaren Vale is undoubtedly one of the premier regions for producing ripe, palate-rich Chardonnay, and powerful, deeply flavoured, full-bodied Shiraz, but the Australian wine industry had been going through a very rough period. In the McLaren Vale, this made some incredibly old and amazing Shiraz vineyards suddenly available, which were gleefully accepted into the RockBare fold. Burvill derives the greatest pleasure from processing the fruit of so many 50+ year old Shiraz vineyards. So, why Barossa Babe? Well, this was Burvill's secret project. Generations of winemakers have recognised the Barossa Valley's unique ability to make deeply coloured and flavoured Shiraz wines which are characterised by their depth of flavour and class. So Tim has reverted back to a trusted formula in his quest to make the perfect Shiraz. Old vine Barossa Shiraz, the older the better. For Barossa Babe, grapes from very old vines are the source. Not 20 or 30 years old, but seriously old, perhaps some of the oldest vines in Australia, up to 140 years! How could he turn his back on such brilliant old Barossa vines? The opportunity was irresistible. If you're after a light red, then RockBare Shiraz is not for you. This is an old school, hang on to your hats, powerful gutsy McLaren Vale Shiraz. So, if you're looking for a juicy red to drink with a meal, or even the next red after dinner, then you'll like this one.	Mojo wines are in keeping with Winemaker Tim Burvill's power-packed fruit driven style. From the cool temperatures of the Adelaide Hills, to the hot summer weather of the Barossa Valley, Tim Burvill selects the best fruit to produce Mojo wines. The Adelaide Hills is Australia's premier cool climate wine region, dividing the Barossa Valley to the North and McLaren Vale to the South. The region is renowned for its exceptional white wines and Burvill is doing exciting things with its unique terroir. The folds and undulations of the hills create a wide range of microclimates, whilst the beautiful verdan valleys criss-cross the north-facing slopes to capture the sun and provide protection from the strong cold southerly wind. Mojo Sauvignon Blanc is produced from Adelaide Hills fruit. It is mainly the altitude that is the key to the climate, with Mount Lofty and the Piccadilly Valley being much cooler than the city of Adelaide. Stylistically the Adelaide Hills, produces clean crisp whites, with great acidity. It is these naturally occurring flavours that Tim tries to capture in every bottle.
Mojo Shiraz, comes from the Barossa Valley, which is one of the Australia's best known regions with a rich winemaking history dating back to 1847. The moderately continental climate provides the ideal conditions for a wide number of grape varieties especially the production of full-bodied reds. It is these unique growing conditions and the natural sunlight, which Tim tries to capture in Mojo Shiraz.

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