Penfolds has a stated winemaking philosophy of multi-vineyard, multi-regional sourcing. The grapes for this wine come from different areas of South Australia including Barossa Valley, Adelaide Hills, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, and Coonawarra. It is a powerful yet elegant wine with rich flavors of blackberry, plum, raspberry, and black currant layered with black pepper and dried woody herbs. The flavors are balanced with bright acidity and smooth as silk tannins. Looking at my notes when I tasted the wine, I saw WOW. There’s a reason some folks call this wine “baby Grange,” Australia’s most collectible wine from Penfold’s.
Penfolds, South Australia (Australia) Shiraz 2018
By Rebecca Murphy