| Wine | Region | Qty | Price (AUD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENFOLDS Magill Estate Shiraz 2001 NOTES | Adelaide Metropolitan | 1 MAGNUM | AU$ 235.75 |
Robert Parker Score: 87 points
Reviewer: Robert M. Parker, Jr. — 15525 Oct 2004
Drink 2004–2011
The 2001 Shiraz Magill Estate, which is meant to be one of Penfolds’ flagship offerings, offers a shy but enticing aromatic display of flowers, black fruits, forest floor, and wood. Elegant, medium-bodied, not terribly concentrated flavors once again display a certain acidic edge that is unnatural. Nevertheless, the quality and purity of the fruit, the pleasant aromatics, and the intrinsic qualities that have not been totally obliterated by acid obsessed oenologists pull the wine through, but one wonders what it could have been? Drink it over the next 5-7 years.
Penfolds needs to take a long, critical look at its winemaking philosophy. This is the great name in Australian winedom, and they should be a leader and reference point for fine winemaking. Obviously, they have access to some tremendous vineyard sites, and from a budgetary standpoint, they appear capable of doing anything they want. What is the purpose of sculpting wines that are essentially the products of a few oenologists connecting the dots and making wines by the numbers? The lack of naturalness and soul in these wines is worrisome.
Wine-Searcher Aggregated Score: 89 points
2001 Penfolds Magill Estate Shiraz
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Drink: Drink now
Medium-deep crimson. Dark cherry/kirsch, walnut, barnyard with hints of frankincense. Supple pure dark cherry, kirsch, cola, walnut flavour and fine bitter touch metallic tannins. "The palate opens with lively, juicy acidity, but the fruit weight drops early in the mid-palate and the finish is skinny, accentuated by fine sandy tannins, to the brink of hardness." (DS) Finishes bittersweet. Still holding, but this vintage won't improve. Disappointing, considering it was well reviewed in ROP8. 13.9% alc Handpicked 12th-15th February (a warm year) 14 months' maturation in 73% new French oak and 27% new French oak hogsheads.
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Delivery: $16.50 per dozen, Australia-wide via Australia Post. Estimated delivery 3–14 business days from dispatch.