Duke's Vineyard Magpie Hill Reserve Shiraz 2018

Duke's Vineyard Magpie Hill Reserve Shiraz 2018Duke 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. "Lovely. Medium weight and spicy the underlying berry fruit is remarkably pristine. Oak is fully integrated, fruit

"The kangaroos who come in I will not kill

"This contributes to the biodiversity of our vineyards

"A regular in my annual top 20

Put simply

David subsequently purchased the property in 1994 and operated Dalwhinnie until January 2020

Cherry and raspberry aromas predominantly on the bouquet with the oak adding some toasty complexity

Many Dom Pérignon lovers like to compare the trajectories of a bottle of Dom Pérignon Vintage

with crisp red fruit character and a dried herb/garrigue complexity

chocolatey fruit and ripe tannins

"Hardys purchased its first grapes from Tasmania in '94

"  Crawford River

making it the oldest vineyard in the region