Magpie Estate, Blacksock other_regions The warmth of the vintage

The warmth of the vintage is felt in the wine’s contours and early appeal

This is aromatically quite similar to the straight Puligny though with more floral elements plus a subtle application of oak

Strong oak spice cannot hide the magnificently expressive black fruit aromas or the sweet

the rest featuring a mix of traditional Pommard selections and Wadenswil – a pair he in fact favors for his sparkling wine-destined parcels – and selected Dijon clones

Magpie Estate, Blacksock other_regions The warmth of the vintageThe prodigious 1998 Shiraz Mourvedre Black Sock (80% Shiraz and 20% Mourvedre from 60 100 year old vines) is a blockbuster. Aged for a whopping 30 months in American wood, this opaque purple colored wine offers an almost essence of blackberry and cherry fruit intermixed with earth, leather, charcoal, and new wood. The wine is full bodied, spectacularly concentrated, with multiple levels to its mid palate, and a whoppingly powerful, rich finish. I was