Superblend 802.A Cabernet Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Slow-cooked beef short ribs, roasted leg of lamb with rosemary, mature hard cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds Superblend 802.A represents a monumental exploration of the classic Australian 'claret' blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. Released as part of a unique sibling duo to showcase the transformative power of oak maturation, the components of 802.A are aged separately in 100% new American oak hogsheads for 22 months before being masterfully blended. This technique highlights the traditional Penfolds house style, marrying the structural, leafy precision of Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from premium South Australian regions like Coonawarra and Barossa with the plush, generous dark fruit of Barossa and McLaren Vale Shiraz. The result is an incredibly concentrated, muscular, and complex wine that pays homage to Australia's unique blending heritage while pushing the boundaries of modern luxury winemaking.
🍾 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, Shiraz
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14.5