Penfolds Magill Estate Shiraz 2015

Penfolds Magill Estate Shiraz 2015James Suckling Top 100 Wines of Australia 2017 The single vineyard Magill Estate Shiraz is intrinsically linked to Penfolds' beginnings. Sourced from the Magill vineyard on the edge of Adelaide's eastern suburbs (just eight kilometres from the city's CBD), fruit is crushed, fermented and matured on site at the original Penfolds Magill Estate Winery, established in 1844. First produced in 1983, Magill Estate Shiraz is an elegant, medium weight style

one of Australia's great and largely unsung wine men

while the taut

Crushed rock minerals are peppered into the fine

while the oak has been liberally applied to harmonise with the deep fruit intensity

Still has sweetness of fruit

More accessible than the previous vintage was at this stage but showing great cellaring potential

At one stage he was one of the biggest Chardonnay growers in Australia as he had that foresight of where the market was heading

this is a honed Hill of Grace that treads the boards between plushness and restraint

with an exotic spicy-herbal overlay

each reflected in a Catherine wheel of pinot noir essence

Delicious now

hand picking