Grange
⏳ wine.drinking_window
Typically best enjoyed 15 to 50 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Roasted rack of lamb, prime rib of beef, slow-braised venison
✨ wine.spec_sheet
Penfolds Grange is Australia's most celebrated and historic wine, born from the visionary ambition of winemaker Max Schubert in 1951. Inspired by his trip to Bordeaux, Schubert sought to create a red wine capable of aging for decades. When early vintages were poorly received by management, he was ordered to shut down the project, but Schubert famously hid the barrels in the depths of the Magill Estate cellars, continuing his work in secret. Re-evaluated years later, the wine was recognized as a masterpiece. Grange is characterized by its powerful multi-regional South Australian blending philosophy, drawing the finest Shiraz grapes from regions like the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale, typically seasoned with a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon. It is matured for 18 to 20 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads, resulting in an incredibly concentrated, structured, and complex wine with notes of dark fruit, sweet spices, and savory leather.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1844 by Dr. Christopher and Mary Penfold at Magill Estate near Adelaide, Penfolds is one of Australia's oldest and most iconic wineries, now headquartered in Nuriootpa, South Australia. The estate is celebrated for pioneering a unique house style centered on multi-regional and multi-vineyard blending, a philosophy perfected by legendary winemaker Max Schubert in the mid-20th century. Penfolds is globally renowned for its robust, structured red wines aged in premium oak, most notably its flagship Grange—a rich, collectible Shiraz-based blend—alongside acclaimed expressions like Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz and Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon. Today, while maintaining its deep South Australian roots, the producer has expanded its winemaking footprint to include exceptional terroirs in California, Bordeaux, and beyond.