Penfolds Bin 2 Shiraz Mataro Limited Red Wine Dry Australia (1 x 0.75l)

• STORY: Like many wineries, Penfolds started small. The long-established winery was founded in 1844 by the English doctor Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold, who recommended wine as a health tonic to his patients.

• VINIFICATION: All grapes were read separately according to origin and grape variety and fermented on the skins. The aging takes place in French oak barriques (10 percent new wood) and small hogsheads made of American oak for eight months, then carefully drawn off, married to the final blend, bottled and laid to rest again.

• AROMA: Aromas of blueberries and exotic red fruits (fresh pomegranate seeds, cranberries), underlaid with Mediterranean herbs and spices such as sun-dried tomatoes, ratatouille, tapenade, the fine roasted aromas of the barrel aging and a touch of oriental spice.

• JUDGEMENT: Full-bodied with wonderful length on the palate, already very present today, while the fresh acidity and its well-structured tannin Bin 2 promise excellent potential at the same time.

• SERVING RECOMMENDATIONS: Red meat and poultry, beef in sauce, rabbit with prunes, duck with Provence herbs and olives, stewed peppers, stuffed aubergines or medium-bodied cheeses.

Like many wineries, Penfolds started out small. The long-established winery was founded in 1844 by the English doctor Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold, who recommended wine as a health tonic to his patients. He planted the vines in Magill, nine kilometers from Adelaide in southern Australia. Magill Estate is still the headquarters of the house today. By 1962 the estate was carried on by Rawson Penfold's descendants. Since 2002, the Grange has also been vinified again on Magill Estate. Peter Gago, Penfold's chief oenologist: born in England, raised in Australia, Peter Gago studied math and chemistry, put the oenologist on top at Roseworthy College (as the best of the year) and started his meteoric career at Penfolds in 1989. After fizz and red wine, Gago took over responsibility for all wines in 2002, succeeding John Duval as Penfold's chief oenologist. He is only the fourth cellar master since Max Schubert and keeper of the world-famous Grange. More than any of his predecessors, Gago tours the world, presents penfolds and always likes to see what other winemakers are up to. In his own cellar, he loves restraint in order to let his wines have their powerful, natural voice.