The 2008 Sack Shiraz is 97% Shiraz with a dollop of Grenache. Deep garnet-purple colored, it gives very warm blackberry, cassis, and kirsch notes over some licorice and a touch of earthy underbrush and loam. Medium to full-bodied with medium-firm fine tannins, good concentration and refreshing acid, it has a long finish. Drink it now to 2016+. Magpie Estate is a joint venture between the talented Barossa based produced Rolf Binder and UK wine merchant Noel Young. Coming through some difficult vintages, the line-up here remains solid with some very good to excellent wines to recommend. Note that no 2007 or 2008 Gomersal Grenache or Malcolm Shiraz were produced though a sneak-preview of barrel samples of the 2009 vintage of these wines promises something special to come.Importer: Total Beverage Solutions, Mount Pleasant, SC