Magill Cellar 3 Shiraz
⏳ Drikkevindue
2025 - 2045
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted rack of lamb, prime ribeye steak, aged hard cheeses
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Deeply tied to the folklore of Australian winemaking, this wine pays homage to the historic Cellar 3 at Penfolds' Magill Estate. It was in this very underground cellar that legendary winemaker Max Schubert secretly hid his experimental Grange vintages of 1957, 1958, and 1959 after being formally ordered by the Penfolds board to shut down the project. Crafted from the historic, low-yielding Magill Estate vineyard on the edge of Adelaide, this Shiraz is made using traditional methods, including hand-harvesting, open fermenters, and basket pressing. Unlike the multi-regional blends Penfolds is famous for, this represents a rare, single-vineyard expression of place, showcasing a more elegant, aromatic, and finely structured profile with seamless integration of French and American oak.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Penfolds blev grundlagt i 1844 af dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold og hans hustru Mary på Magill Estate i South Australia og er i dag et af Australiens ældste og mest ikoniske vinhuse. Ejendommen opnåede legendarisk international anerkendelse i 1950'erne under den visionære chefvinmager Max Schubert, som skabte Penfolds Grange og revolutionerede landets vinfremstilling. Drevet af en berømt filosofi om at blande på tværs af regioner og druesorter udvælger Penfolds enestående druer fra historiske australske terroirs – herunder Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale og Coonawarra – samt fra udvalgte internationale topområder. Vinhuset er verdenskendt for kraftfulde, upåklageligt strukturerede og særdeles lagringsværdige vine anført af flagskibet Grange, Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon og den berømmede Bin-serie.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Shiraz 100%
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
14.0-14.5%