Tag Archives: Australia

Penfolds Magill Estate Shiraz 2002

Magill Estate is the spiritual home of Penfolds Wines. Just 8 km from downtown Adelaide, it was here that Dr Christopher and Mary Penfold planted the vine cuttings they had carried on their voyage from England to Australia. The fledging vineyard was officially established as the Penfolds wine company in 1844. …

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Frankland Estate Netley Road Vineyard Riesling 2014

Bright light straw. Flint, slate, hint of kerosene, lemon/lime zesty, zipping fruit of intensity, persistence and length. About full-bodied. Rheingau-like but with firm, crisp dryness on the finish. Frankland Estate – in the remote southernmost bottom of Western Australia – was founded in 1988 by Barrie Smith and Judi Cullam. …

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