Max's Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-roasted lamb shanks, grilled ribeye steak, mature hard cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds Max's Cabernet Sauvignon is a tribute to the legendary Max Schubert, the visionary Chief Winemaker who revolutionized Penfolds and Australian winemaking from 1948 to 1975. Schubert's relentless pursuit of excellence and his secret creation of the iconic Grange established a legacy of innovation that this wine celebrates. Sourced from premium vineyards across South Australia, this Cabernet Sauvignon showcases the classic Penfolds house style of multi-regional blending. The wine is typically matured in a combination of French and American oak, resulting in a bold, structured profile. It balances rich dark fruit flavors of cassis and blackberry with subtle herbal notes, refined tannins, and a touch of warm spice, offering an approachable yet sophisticated expression of South Australian Cabernet.
🍾 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
Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14.0% - 14.5%