Magpie Estate, Blacksock other_regions Not that long

Not that long

This offers concentrated peach and apple aromas and flavors

chalky frame and perfumed fruit character

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

Magpie Estate, Blacksock other_regions Not that longThe 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