PenfoldsMagill Estate 2011
Dry, Full Bodied style of Shiraz
Adelaide Hills, Australia
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Dry, Full Bodied style of ShirazAdelaide Hills, AustraliaPenfolds Magill Estate Shiraz is a slice of history. The only remaining wine from Penfolds that is solely grown and made at the historic Magill Estate in the Eastern suburbs of Adelaide - and still today a single vineyard wine. The 2011 vintage gives an amalgam of quandong, redcurrant, sage and ginger flavours – not threatened in any way by the influence of Quercus robur or Quercus petraea. Tight and refined with fresh, lively acidity (almost Sangiovese-like) courting concordant powdery tannins.
Penfolds Magill Estate Shiraz is a slice of history. The only remaining wine from Penfolds that is solely grown and made at the historic Magill Estate in the Eastern suburbs of Adelaide - and still today a single vineyard wine. The 2011 vintage gives an amalgam of quandong, redcurrant, sage and ginger flavours – not threatened in any way by the influence of Quercus robur or Quercus petraea. Tight and refined with fresh, lively acidity (almost Sangiovese-like) courting concordant powdery tannins.
Full bodied red wines have a noticeably textural mouthfeel with bold, complex flavours. Often deeply coloured.
Dry wines have no trace of sweetness at all.
- TypeShiraz
- Size750mL
- RegionAdelaide Hills
- Current Vintage2011
- Standard Drinks8.0
- Alcohol Volume13.5%
- Langtons ClassifiedExcellent
- CountryAustralia
- StateSouth Australia
- Brand NamePenfolds
- Wine MakerPeter Gago
- ClosureCork
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyFull Bodied
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2011
94 points www.winecompanion.com.au
True to this cool season, a pretty and elegant Magill Estate of lively acidity, tangy berry fruits and savoury accents. It soaks up 100% new oak effortlessly (65/35% French/American), making space for flavours of licorice, black olives, pepper and exotic spice. No great Magill, but certainly an engaging and commendable result.
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