Superblend 802.B Cabernet Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted rack of lamb, prime ribeye steak, slow-braised beef cheeks
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds Superblend 802.B represents a fascinating sibling rivalry in winemaking, released alongside its counterpart 802.A to showcase how different oak regimes shape the classic Australian Cabernet Shiraz blend. While 802.A was aged in American oak, 802.B was matured exclusively in French oak hogsheads, highlighting a more European, structured, and savory expression of this iconic South Australian style. Sourced from premium vineyards across regions like the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, and Coonawarra, the wine marries the structural elegance and cassis notes of Cabernet Sauvignon with the plush, spicy depth of Shiraz. This unique release pays homage to Penfolds' long history of multi-regional blending, a technique pioneered by Max Schubert, while offering a modern, luxurious interpretation of Australia's signature blend.
🍾 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%