Penfolds, Magill Estate Shiraz, Adelaide Plains 2015

The 30% new American oak is assertive from the get-go here. This has a rich, ripe, later harvested feel to it, quite mellow with toffee and fresh leather as well as rich dark plum, blackberry and chocolate. It's a wine of real presence, unashamedly ripe. An impressive edition of this small, home vineyard gem. Unique in many ways. Drink now to 2030.

Very deep inky black colored, the 2015 Shiraz Magill Estate has a youthfully mute, broody nose of baked blackberries, preserved plums, crme de cassis and mocha with hints of tobacco, hoisin and cardamom. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated and with great elegance and poise, this is a restrained, earthy, understated style with some playful exotic spice nuances coming through on the finish.