Lot. 518 Spirit Wine with Baiju
⏳ Drinking Window
Designed to be enjoyed upon release, though its fortified nature allows it to be kept and savored over several years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Sichuan hot pot, Peking duck, rich braised pork belly
✨ Technical Specifications
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.
🍾 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.
🍇 Base Ingredient
Shiraz (fortified and blended with Baijiu)
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
21.5%