Sommelier Profile
Penfolds Grange Shiraz
South Australia, Australia
Massive yet controlled, with blackberry, plum, licorice, dark chocolate, pepper, and vanilla oak. Firm tannins and deep fruit drive a long, powerful finish.
South Australia, Australia
Penfolds Grange is a multi-regional South Australian icon, blending powerful Shiraz parcels for depth, consistency, and longevity. Warm-climate fruit gives richness while careful blending preserves structure.
Shiraz, sometimes with Cabernet Sauvignon
Shiraz delivers blackberry, plum, pepper, licorice, and muscular tannin. Occasional Cabernet Sauvignon adds cassis, line, and extra structural firmness.
Fruit comes from varied South Australian soils and climates, giving the winemaking team a broad palette. Fermentation and maturation in new American oak are central to the style, adding vanilla, coconut, mocha, and spice.
The nose is dense and layered, with blackberry, plum, licorice, pepper, mocha, vanilla, and polished oak spice.
Grange is Australia's most famous collectible wine and a global reference point for ageworthy, full-bodied Shiraz.