The only single-estate wine in the lineup, the 2018 Magill Estate Shiraz is pieced together from the five hectares at Penfolds HQ in the Adelaide suburbs. Boysenberry and mulberry notes support vanilla and cedar accents, and there's a touch of roasted meat as well on the nose, while the full-bodied palate comes across as a bit coarse and open-knit, the tannins lacking that little extra bit of refinement. It's a fine effort but nowhere near the best wine in the Penfolds stable.

This shows wonderful fruit purity, with blueberry, huckleberry, apricot and wild blackberry flavors that are dense and velvety, singing out with details of violet, dried lavender and white pepper. The tannins are toothsome and dense, but they never get in the way of the flavors, which gain momentum on the long finish. Drink now through 2035. 40 cases imported.??–MW??Region: Australia / Adelaide Select to Add