2014 Magill Estate Shiraz
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Coming from a very singular single vineyard located in the ‘burbs of Adelaide, I’m often drawn to the unique character of this wine, and the 2014 is no different. Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2014 Shiraz Magill Estate has a seductive nose of pure, crushed black cherries, dark chocolate, balsamic, earth, garrigue and lavender. Medium-bodied, firm, structured and very fine, it has wonderful perfume, purity and length.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
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Acidity 6.9 g/l, pH 3.52. 18 months in French oak (67% new) and American oak hogsheads (33% new). 'Easy wine to make because geographically determined' (unlike all the others that require blending and selection). Completes fermentation in barrel off skins. Dark purple. Seductive but perhaps not the most obviously Australian. Racy and lively. Savoury. Long. Lots of excitement. Still quite tight. A little bit more winemaking than vineyard but it’s a winemaking tour de force. (JR)
About the producer
Penfolds is Australia’s most famous wine producer, known best for their iconic top wine, Grange. First produced commercially in 1952, Grange has since gone on to become one of the world’s most famous fine wines. In 2001, the wine was listed as an Australian heritage icon.