What is the most expensive Penfolds wine?
What is the most expensive Penfolds wine?
A bottle of Penfolds Grange Hermitage Bin 1 Shiraz 1951 has set the record for the most expensive bottle of Australian wine ever sold. The expensive drop went under the hammer on Sunday at a Langton’s auction and fetched $157,624.
How old is Penfolds Grange?
Penfolds Grange is the quality standard against which all other Australian red wines are judged. To share a mature Grange, 15 to 20 years old, in fine condition, is one of the great wine experiences.
Which Penfolds is the best?
Top 5: The Penfolds Collection 2021
- Penfolds St. Henri Shiraz, South Australia 2018.
- Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz, South Australia 2017.
- Penfolds Reserve Bin 20A Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills 2020.
- Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz, South Australia 2019.
- Penfolds Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon, South Australia 2019.
What does Bin stand for in Penfolds?
Batch Identification Number
History of the Historic Penfolds Bin Wines Bin wines are the wines that are named after a BIN number or Batch Identification Number. In simple words, bin numbers refer to the storage area in a wine cellar where these wines have been held or stored before being sold.
What is the best Penfolds Grange year?
The best-performing vintage Granges in the current market are: 1986, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 1999. More recent vintages such as 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 are also highly regarded. Anniversary vintages, particularly 30th and 40th anniversaries, also drive prices up.
Why is Grange so expensive?
1951 Grange has become so valuable because, although it was bottled, it was never commercially released. Max Schubert gave some to friends and family, but the rest remained as museum stock, further contributing to their significant value today.
What are the best years for Penfolds Grange?
Why is Grange wine so expensive?
What is the best year for Penfolds Grange?
Where is Penfolds Grange from?
Australian
Penfolds Grange (until the 1989 vintage labelled Penfolds Grange Hermitage) is an Australian wine, made predominantly from the Shiraz (Syrah) grape and usually a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon. It is widely considered one of Australia’s “first growth” and its most collectable wine.
What makes Penfolds Grange so expensive?
Why is Grange so special?