Community Tasting Notes 11

• LindsayM Likes this wine: 96 points

  August 21, 2023 - poped and poured excellent cork 1-2mm penetration
  Colour deep garnet , clear to slight bricking on the rim VG for 15yo 15/15
  Nose good intense clean and fresh , aromas of plum blackberry raspberry blackcurrant cinnamon spice vanilla oak spice , hint of new leather , the primary fruit aromas surprised me for 15yo 28/30
  Palate full bodied flavours from the nose deep rich luscious fruits , silky tannins and great acid balance , flavours seemless across the palate , savoury long finish 30+ seconds 42/44
  overall a beautiful wine in perfect condition 11/11

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• StefanVB wrote:

  November 27, 2022 - Lamb, goat's milk fromage, textured carrot, capers, sesame seeds and potato custard Duck confit Beef wellington Parker: Deep garnet purple in color, the 2008 Magill Estate Shiraz gives ripe, expressive mulberry, warm blueberry and black raspberry aromas with some allspice, vanilla and lightly grilled bread plus a whiff of roses. Full bodied with plenty of mouth-fil

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• culater Likes this wine: 92 points

  March 5, 2022 - Cherry chocolate, dry herbs and black/white pepper. More soft less tannic.
  
  Read meat from the grill would be perfekt

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• tanduybui Likes this wine: 93 points

  May 31, 2021 - At the moment, this wine needs a 3 hour decant before revealing itself. The Magill Estate is often a misunderstood wine when it is lined up against the bigger siblings.
  
  08 was a great vintage this wine had liquorice, blueberry, spice and mocha nose. Body was very balanced, savoury, tobacco or cedar and great acid structure. A delicious drop. Came very close to a 94 but the finish held it back slightly - it did not linger and faded sooner than expected.
  
  Drink now or 10+ years.

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• Cooky474 wrote: 91 points

  November 7, 2020 - Drunk to celebrate the election.
  
  Perhaps my favourite of the wines in the Penfolds stable and I wish I had purchased lots of back in the day.
  
  Still very young and understated (for Penfolds). Blackberry, vanilla, fine tannins, medium plus in length. A pleasure to drink, but will try and hold my remaining bottle at least a decade.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type Red
• Producer Penfolds
• Varietal Shiraz
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Magill Estate
• Country Australia
• Region South Australia
• SubRegion Mount Lofty Ranges
• Appellation Adelaide Plains
• UPC Codes 9310297002375, 9310297002382

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• Pending Delivery 6 (2%)
• In Cellars 259 (71%)
• Consumed 101 (28%)

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