Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 5 to 20 years from vintage release, though premium expressions can cellar for decades.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Roasted rosemary lamb, prime rib-eye steak, aged hard cheeses
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
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.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Penfolds blev grundlagt i 1844 af dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold og hans hustru Mary på Magill Estate i South Australia og er i dag et af Australiens ældste og mest ikoniske vinhuse. Ejendommen opnåede legendarisk international anerkendelse i 1950'erne under den visionære chefvinmager Max Schubert, som skabte Penfolds Grange og revolutionerede landets vinfremstilling. Drevet af en berømt filosofi om at blande på tværs af regioner og druesorter udvælger Penfolds enestående druer fra historiske australske terroirs – herunder Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale og Coonawarra – samt fra udvalgte internationale topområder. Vinhuset er verdenskendt for kraftfulde, upåklageligt strukturerede og særdeles lagringsværdige vine anført af flagskibet Grange, Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon og den berømmede Bin-serie.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
14.0% - 14.5%