Duke's Vineyard Magpie Hill Reserve Shiraz 2020

Duke's Vineyard Magpie Hill Reserve Shiraz 2020Duke Ranson always dreamt of establishing a vineyard in the Porongurup subregion of Great Southern, so in 1998 he purchased a 65ha farm at the foot of the Porongurup Range. He chose to plant Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon (Duke's favourite) and Shiraz, varieties that are beautifully suited to the cool climate Great Southern region. "The wine is concentrated also in flavour; powerful, full bodied and strongly structured, with lashings of firm but ripe

We are growing more flavour

The Wine Front – 91 points

It needs a minimum of 10-12 years of cellaring and should provide pleasure through 2040

and I think rightfully

Most of the vineyard is a mess of gaps and weeds and gums

a blend of 50% Grenache

A light dried herb and savoury quality reflect the rugged background these vineyards sites are exposed to

but who also feels as if the standard hasn't quite been what it once was over the past four or five years

a word that signified power

"  Jane Faulkner

one that is dense and firm

wastes no time in laying siege with its fruit bouquet and (in particular) palate