Grange Hermitage Bin 95
⏳ Drikkevindue
Typically best enjoyed 15 to 50 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Slow-roasted lamb shoulder, prime ribeye steak, mature hard cheeses
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Penfolds Grange, originally released as Grange Hermitage, is the undisputed crown jewel of Australian wine. Its origin story is steeped in legend: in 1950, winemaker Max Schubert visited Bordeaux and was inspired to create a great Australian red capable of aging for decades. His early attempts were met with disdain by Penfolds management, who ordered him to cease production. Undeterred, Schubert secretly continued to make the wine in the depths of the cellars, hiding the 1957, 1958, and 1959 vintages. When the board finally relented and tasted the aged bottles, they realized its genius. Grange is defined by its multi-vineyard, multi-regional blending philosophy, sourcing the finest Shiraz (and occasionally a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon) from historic South Australian regions like the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. The wine is matured for 18 to 20 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads, resulting in a monumental, powerfully structured red with immense complexity, dark fruit depth, and savory richness. It is officially recognized as a South Australian Heritage Icon.
🍾 Om vinhuset / producenten
Penfolds blev grundlagt i 1844 af Dr. Christopher og Mary Penfold ved Magill Estate ved foden af Mount Lofty Ranges og er en af de absolutte hjørnestene i australsk vinhistorie. Gennem næsten to århundreder har vinhuset udviklet sig fra at fremstille hedvin og styrkende tonics til at være banebrydende for moderne blends på tværs af vinmarker og regioner i det sydlige Australiens bedste terroirs, herunder Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale og Coonawarra. Jordbunden varierer fra den rige terra rossa over kalksten til forvitret jernsten og alluviale lerlag, som trives under et lunt middelhavsklima afkølet af maritime briser. Under mangeårig ledelse af Chief Winemaker Peter Gago arbejder huset efter Sustainable Winegrowing Australias retningslinjer, mens den umiskendelige husstil bevares via omhyggelig frugtsortering, gæring med nedsænket druekvas (submerged-cap) og struktureret lagring på amerikanske og franske egetræshogsheads. Ikoniske vine som Grange (Bin 95), Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz og Yattarna Chardonnay udgør selve tinden af eftertragtede samlerobjekter fra Den Nye Verden.
🍇 Druer
Shiraz (typically 95-100%), Cabernet Sauvignon (typically 0-5%)
🍷 ABV
14.0% - 14.5%