Lot. 518 Spirit Wine with Baiju
⏳ Drikkevindue
Designed to be enjoyed upon release, though its fortified nature allows it to be kept and savored over several years.
🍽️ Mad & Vin-match
Spicy Sichuan hot pot, Peking duck, rich braised pork belly
✨ Tekniske specifikationer
Penfolds Lot 518 is a highly innovative creation that bridges Australian winemaking heritage with traditional Chinese spirits culture. This unique bottling marries rich, fortified South Australian Shiraz with premium Baijiu, a traditional Chinese grain spirit. Penfolds has a deep history of producing fortified wines dating back to its founding in 1844, when Dr. Christopher Penfold created tonics and fortified styles. Lot 518 pays homage to this legacy while embracing modern global fusion. The wine is crafted by taking robust Shiraz, fortifying it, and then carefully blending it with Baijiu. The result is a complex, warming spirit-wine that exhibits the deep plum, cherry, and anise characters of Penfolds Shiraz alongside the savory, floral, and tropical grain notes characteristic of high-quality Baijiu.
🍾 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.
🍇 Base Ingredient
Shiraz (fortified and blended with Baijiu)
🍷 Alkoholprocent (ABV)
21.5%