Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 20 years from vintage release, though premium expressions can cellar for decades.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted rosemary lamb, prime rib-eye steak, aged hard cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds has played a pioneering role in defining the Australian expression of Cabernet Sauvignon. While Shiraz historically dominated the nation's spotlight, Penfolds recognized the immense potential of Cabernet Sauvignon in South Australia's diverse terroirs. Sourcing fruit from legendary regions such as Coonawarra, Barossa Valley, Padthaway, and Wrattonbully, Penfolds crafts a multi-regional Cabernet Sauvignon style that is both structured and deeply expressive. This approach, heavily influenced by legendary winemaker Max Schubert's blending philosophy, results in a wine that showcases classic varietal characteristics—think dark cassis, mint, and leafy complexity—complemented by maturation in a combination of French and American oak. The history of Penfolds Cabernet is one of adaptation and excellence, bridging the gap between Old World structure and New World fruit intensity.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1844 by Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold and his wife Mary at the Magill Estate in South Australia, Penfolds is one of Australia's oldest and most iconic wine producers. The estate achieved legendary international acclaim during the 1950s under visionary chief winemaker Max Schubert, who created Penfolds Grange and revolutionized the country's winemaking techniques. Driven by a celebrated philosophy of multi-regional and multi-varietal blending, Penfolds sources exceptional fruit across historic Australian terroirs—such as the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, and Coonawarra—as well as select premier global regions. The house is universally revered for powerful, impeccably structured, and long-lived wines, led by its flagship Grange, Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, and celebrated Bin series.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14.0% - 14.5%