Penfolds Magill Estate Shiraz 2011 Vintage Incredibly youthful quartz-green colour

Incredibly youthful quartz-green colour

This shows the impressive quality expected of a modern pinot noir

It's a complete wine

The 2016 Vougeot 1er Cru Les Cras opens in the glass with notes of smoky cassis

but the engine is built into a chassis of fine fruit and supple tannins

Penfolds Magill Estate Shiraz 2011 Vintage Incredibly youthful quartz-green colourThe 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