The Max Schubert Cabernet Shiraz
⏳ Drinking Window
2025 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted rack of lamb, grilled ribeye steak, slow-braised beef cheeks
✨ Technical Specifications
Created as a profound tribute to Penfolds' legendary first Chief Winemaker, Max Schubert—the visionary creator of Grange—this wine represents the pinnacle of the classic Australian Cabernet-Shiraz blend. Sourced from exceptional multi-regional vineyards across South Australia, it marries the structural elegance and cassis notes of Cabernet Sauvignon with the rich, fleshier dark fruit and spice of Shiraz. In keeping with Schubert's pioneering techniques, the wine is matured in premium American oak hogsheads, resulting in a powerful, complex, and deeply structured masterpiece with immense cellaring potential. It stands as a liquid monument to the man who revolutionized modern Australian winemaking.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1844 by Dr. Christopher and Mary Penfold at Magill Estate in the Mount Lofty foothills, Penfolds represents one of the foundational cornerstones of Australian fine wine. Over nearly two centuries, the house evolved from crafting fortified tonics to pioneering modern multi-regional and multi-vineyard blending across South Australia's premier terroirs, including the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, and Coonawarra. Soils span from rich terra rossa over limestone to weathered ironstone and alluvial clays under warm Mediterranean climates tempered by maritime breezes. Under the long-term stewardship of Chief Winemaker Peter Gago, the house adheres to Sustainable Winegrowing Australia standards while preserving an unmistakable house style defined by meticulous fruit classification, submerged-cap fermentation, and structured maturation in American and French oak hogsheads. Benchmark bottlings such as Grange (Bin 95), Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz, and Yattarna Chardonnay define the apex of collectible New World viticulture.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz
🍷 ABV
14.5%