PENFOLDS - Grange Bin 95 2002
Penfolds is an Australian wine producer, with vineyards mainly in South Australia, Barossa Valley, Adelaide Hills and Coonawarra. In 1844, after the success of early sherries and fortified wines, founders Dr Christopher and Mary Penfoldplanted their vine cuttings they had carried on their voyage over to Australia. The fledging vineyard was officially established as the Penfolds wine company at Magill Estate. By the time Mary Penfold retired in 1884 (ceding management to her daughter, Georgina) Penfolds was producing a third of all South Australia's wine. By 1907, Penfolds had become South Australia's largest winery. In 1948, history was made again as Max Schubert became the company’s first Chief Winemaker. A loyal company man and true innovator, Schubert would propel Penfolds onto the global stage with his experimentation of long-lasting wines: the creation of Penfolds Grange in the 1950s. In 1959, while Schubert was perfecting his Grange experiment in secret, the tradition of Bin Wines began.
After touring Europe in 1950, Max Schubert created a red wine able to rival the finest Bordeaux wines in quality and ageing potential.
Grape variety: 100% Shiraz