Cellar Reserve Grenache 2018

Penfolds

Cellar Reserve Grenache 2018

Penfolds

Cellar Reserve Grenache 2018

750 mL
$70.00
6 x 750 mL
$420.00

Overview

Overview

Penfolds Cellar Reserve wines are alternative, limited release wines that explore the innovative boundaries of viticulture, vinification and style. Penfolds Cellar Reserve Grenache is sourced from low yielding old vines, dry-grown in the ancient soils of the Barossa Valley. It has been a long wait for this wine, the last Cellar Reserve Grenache was made in 2002. 

Varietal Grenache
Vintage 2018
Country Australia
Region Barossa Valley
Volume 750 mL
Closure Cork
Alc/Vol 15%
Peak Drinking Now - 2030
Winemaker The Penfolds Team

Food Pairing

Food Pairing

Chicken
Pork
Duck
Cured Meat
Pasta
Veg
Pizza

Taste Description

Taste Description

Nose

Fragrant red liquorice and star anise immediately escape the bottle when opened. The grenache vibrancy is obvious with primary youthfulness a hero element … an instant allure! Blackberry and mulberry fruits develop, berry leafiness ties in seamlessly. Cardamom, fresh fennel and caraway seed provide intrigue once the wine is energetically swirled.

Flavours and Palate

A velvet-like plushness fills the palate. Notes of honey roasted beetroot, glazed carrots, spring roasted vegetables … the palate continues to expand! Exotic thyme, mustard seeds and African spices pepper the palate…. Bright cherry vibrancy and cranberry succulence … the most obvious varietal hallmarks. Pithy tannins focus the palate and oak barely mentioned.

Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking

Viticulture Vintage & Winemaking

Map of South Australia

Barossa Valley, South Australia

Just one hour’s drive from South Australia’s capital, Adelaide, lies its gourmet capital (and wine Mecca), Barossa. One of the country’s most beautiful and historic wine regions, Barossa is a magnet for lovers of fine food and wine. Its classic Mediterranean climate, and free-draining red brown soils, makes the region ideal for growing grapes. Barossa produces excellent Shiraz, Cabernet, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Riesling and Semillon.

Vintage Conditions

The start of the growing season was approximately one week late, with budburst and shoot growth relatively even across the region. Flowering started in October and lasted approximately one week. Spring and summer were very dry with rainfall well below long term average. The mild “Indian” summer with a lack of extreme heat ensured the fruit could ripen evenly and develop desirable flavours and highly perfumed aromatics, especially favourable conditions for Grenache.

Winemaker team portrait

The Penfolds Team

Key to the success of Penfolds has been a lineage of visionary winemakers. There have only ever been four Chief Winemakers at the helm of Penfolds – Max Schubert, Don Ditter, John Duval and Peter Gago, each a custodian of a rich winemaking tradition that goes back for more than 170 years.

Our current Penfolds winemaking team has more than 100 years between them as Penfolds winemakers. They are constantly refining and improving their work, whilst honouring the winemaking techniques of their predecessors.