Magpie Estate is a joint venture between English wine merchant Noel Young and Veritas winery in the Barossa. I have not had these wines before so and was keen to try a bottle.

This smells good. It offers up dark cherry, ripe plum, menthol, herbs and new leather. Medium to full bodied with beautiful ripe plum/cherry fruit, spice, dried herbs and leathery savoury flavours. Very fine ripe velveteen tannins. Long savoury spicy finish. This really is fabulous well balanced shiraz. Not sweet, over-oaked or hot. It’s just perfectly ripe delicious Barossan fruit doing all the talking here. Amen.

Rated : 94 Points
Tasted : Jun06
Alcohol : 14.5%
Closure : Screwcap
Drink : 2006 - 2012