Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Penfolds
Label Name:
 
Grange
Vintage:
 
2019
Country:
 
Australia
Region:
 
South Australia (multi‑region: Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Wrattonbully)
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
14.5%
Grape(s):
 
Shiraz
Acidity:
 
3
Tannins:
 
5
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Key scores and notes: Penfolds technical/tasting note (official release); Wine Spectator 98+ (MaryAnn Worobiec); Jancis Robinson 19/20; Andrew Caillard MW 98+; Tyson Stelzer 98; The Wine Advocate/Halliday reviewers ~97; James Suckling mid‑90s

Tasting Note
Powerful, concentrated black and blue fruits—blackberry, black cherry—layered with mocha, espresso, anise, black olive and exotic spice. Dense, fine-grained tannins, bright mid-palate lift and a long, mocha‑tinged finish.

Food Pairing
Western: grilled ribeye, roast lamb, beef Wellington, aged cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean BBQ (galbi), spicy Sichuan beef, hoisin‑glazed pork.

Production Method
Multi‑regional Shiraz harvested across South Australia; traditional fermentation with extended maceration, matured 19 months in 100% new American oak hogsheads before bottling.

Vineyard Info
Penfolds, founded 1844; Grange created by Max Schubert in the 1950s as the winery’s flagship Shiraz. Now overseen by Chief Winemaker Peter Gago; icon of Australian wine.