Wine Note

Magpie Estate 'The Thief'

The latest Thief, there is no 2010 as crops of these two varieties was so low. Saignee method so free run juice extracted after just 48 hours on skins.
This year at blending in January i thought the wine needed an extra something, now we had these two barrels of Petite Sirah, fearsome stuff !! Great fruit but big tannins. I thought a touch of this might just liven up the wine, and it did, so just 1% Petite Sirah, amazing how much difference it can make. 52% Mourvedre, 47% Grenache.
13.2% alcohol. Ripe raspberry and red cherry fruit on the nose. It's a fairly crisp rosé with redcurrant and raspberry fruit, good acidity and a dry spicy finish. It's very versatile food wise. Works well with spicy dishes, salads and of course grilled and barbecued fish and white meats.