Product description
Colour: Deep tawny with a distinctive yellow-green edge characteristic of extended wood maturation.
Nose: Intense raisin fruits, fruitcake, liquorice, roasted walnuts all integrated together seamlessly with a freshness contradicting age.
Palate: Classical Penfolds fruitcake, liquorice and vanillin oak flavours with a sweet full and round mid-palate, and a finish that persists on and on.
Grape varieties: As Grandfather is produced using a Solera system it will always retain every variety used over the years, albeit in small amounts. Of the some 13 varieties identified the major varieties which form the backbone of the blend are Shiraz, Grenache, Mataro and Cabernet
MATURATION
The Initial Maturation For Grandfather Occurs As Individual Vintage And Varietal Components. These Components Remain In The Same Seasoned Old Oak Hogsheads For Approximately 14 Years, Before Being Selected And Blended To Form The Topping Wine. This Topping Wine Is Then Introduced Into The First Stage Of The Solera. The Solera Is Comprised Of Six Individual Stages With Stage Six Supplying The Wine For Bottle At A Minimum Average Blended Age Of Twenty Years
Alc.20.2%vol
- Characteristics
Producer
Penfolds
Wine color
Red
Wine style
Fortified
Country
Australia
Sweetness
Sweet
Region
South Australia
Vintage
-
Volume (ml)
750ml
Alcohol by volume
20%vol
Intl grape variety
Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache Rouge, Mourvedre, Syrah Shiraz