Cellar Reserve Sangiovese
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 3–8 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Tomato-based pasta dishes, grilled lamb chops, wild mushroom risotto
✨ Technical Specifications
The Penfolds Cellar Reserve range was initiated in the late 1990s as an ongoing series of alternative, boutique wines that allow the winemaking team to experiment with non-traditional grape varieties and innovative cellar techniques. Sourced from premium vineyards in South Australia, particularly the Barossa Valley, this Sangiovese is a brilliant showcase of how the classic Tuscan grape thrives in Australian soils. Unlike the traditional, heavily oaked Penfolds style, this wine is crafted to emphasize Sangiovese's natural high acidity, dusty tannins, and savory complexity. It is typically fermented in open-top fermenters and matured in seasoned French oak barriques, resulting in a lively, medium-bodied red that beautifully marries bright cherry fruit with rustic, earthy undertones.
🍾 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
Sangiovese
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5% - 14.5%