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
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
Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 ABV
14.0-14.5%