Winemaker Notes
The Henry’s Drive Magnus Shiraz has a complex aroma spectrum of lavender, thyme and star anise. The palate is packed with dark brooding fruits entwined with blackberry, dark chocolate and licorice. A beautifully balanced wine supported by seamless French oak and fine-grained tannins.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Comforting aromas of plump plum and cherry billow from the glass alongside peppery spice, licorice, mint and flowers. It's full bodied but with a pleasing lift of acidity that complements the spicy, chalky-textured tannins. This is a solidly made modern Shiraz for drinking now through 2030.
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Wine & Spirits
Matt Wenk makes this wine from vineyards in Clarendon and Blewitt Springs, the elevations offering bold cranberry and huckleberry fruit that lasts in a clean red line. Peppery and gentle, it has the sweet-savory balance to take on barbecued brisket.
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Wine Spectator
Presents a core of juicy apricot, black cherry preserve and huckleberry notes that are concentrated and have terrific purity, with dried herb and floral accents. The exuberant finish features notes of black tea and spice. Drink now
Marked by an unmistakable deep purple hue and savory aromatics, Syrah makes an intense, powerful and often age-worthy red. Native to the Northern Rhône, Syrah achieves its maximum potential in the steep village of Hermitage and plays an important component in the Red Rhône Blends of the south, adding color and structure to Grenache and Mourvèdre. Syrah is the most widely planted grape of Australia and is important in California and Washington. Sommelier Secret—Such a synergy these three create together, the Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre trio often takes on the shorthand term, “GSM.”
