Penfolds Shiraz Magill Estate 2011

93+/100 PP

"The 2011 Magill Estate Shiraz is aged in 100% new oak (hogsheads) of which 65% is French and 35% American. This very deep garnet-purple colored Shiraz is closed on the nose, though it does show lovely red and black fruits, quite a lot of exotic spices and a somewhat meaty, cedar note lingering in the background, though not overtly. Medium-bodied and elegant, it has quite a lot of individual character shaped by medium to firm, fine tannins, a crisp acid spine and a long finish."
(Lisa Perrotti-Brown, robertparker.com)

"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. Magill Estate Shiraz, first produced in 1983, is an elegant, medium-weight style with velvety texture and fine tannins, matured in both French and American oak. It is a sleek, contemporary wine, yet crafted the original way: hand-picked, vinified in open fermenters and then basket pressed to complete fermentation in barrel."
(Penfolds)

"A RARE AND IMPORTANT MONOPOLE WINE. IT HAS A LEGACY OF THE PAST YET WITH A DISTINCT PENFOLDS STYLE, A SINGLE-VINEYARD CHARACTER AND A PURPOSE TO PERPETUATE OVER TIME"
(EMMA WOOD, PENFOLDS SENIOR WINEMAKER)