Winemakers Selection Shiraz Cabernet
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 3 to 8 years from vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Grilled ribeye steak, slow-roasted lamb shanks, aged Cheddar cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
The Winemakers Selection Shiraz Cabernet is a tribute to the 'Great Australian Blend'—a historic marriage of varieties that Penfolds and legendary winemaker Max Schubert helped popularize in the mid-20th century. While Old World traditions often kept these two noble grapes apart, South Australian winemakers discovered that the plush, generous dark fruit and spice of Shiraz perfectly fleshed out the structural spine, fine tannins, and minty cassis notes of Cabernet Sauvignon. Sourced from premium vineyards across South Australia's renowned regions, this wine is crafted in the classic Penfolds house style of multi-regional blending. It undergoes careful maturation in seasoned oak barrels to integrate its rich fruit flavors, resulting in an approachable yet beautifully structured red that carries the hallmark complexity and balance of the estate's blending heritage.
🍾 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
Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14.0-14.5%