Ranked #36 of 57 2001 Shiraz from Adelaide
89/100
3.5 Stars
Huon Hooke
Violets, anise, very ripe fruits; fruit pastilles - red and black. Sweet fruited palate with soft, supple tannins which dry the finish. Nice, not great: only moderate length. Now to 10+ years.
Tasted: 28/09/2007
Drink: N/A
87 Points Robert Parker
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.
Source: Robert Parker (Robert Parker Wine Advocate) by Robert M. Parker, Jr. October, 2004
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. Source: Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) October, 2004 by Robert Parker