Penfolds, Magill Estate Shiraz other_regions McLaren Vale

McLaren Vale

It’s always based on 50+-year-old Grenache vines (95% or higher) and is aged all in older foudre

with tobacco

the 2013 Barbaresco Asili Vecchie Viti is the first wine we tasted together

but retain their vibrancy

Penfolds, Magill Estate Shiraz other_regions McLaren ValeThe 2016 Shiraz Magill Estate aged in 100% new oak (70% French and 30% American), which has left its cedary, vanilla mark on the wine, but in a balanced, harmonious way. It's a full bodied wine, with big berry fruit and lavish oak, yet those components are wonderfully judged, coming together in a fine, elegant wine that showcases the brand's home estate in the Adelaide suburbs. With only 15 cases for the United States, it will be tough to track down.