Magpie Estate, Blacksock Vintage:1998 An air of savory herbs

An air of savory herbs develops over a coating of fine tannin

(91-93)/2027+

A classy effort that should reward mid to even longer-term cellaring

pure and notably high-toned nose blends notes of airy red pinot fruit with hints of cherry

with striking resonance that builds with time in the glass

Magpie Estate, Blacksock Vintage:1998 An air of savory herbsThe 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