Penfolds St Henri Shiraz, 2005, 75cL Red Wine from South AustraliaBy Winebuyers

1 x 75cl. The producer, Penfolds, has a history that goes beyond the story of Grange. In 1844, Dr Christopher and Mary Penfold planted vine cuttings they had brought from Europe at Magill Estate in South Australia. Through innovation and hard work, Penfolds became South Australia's largest winery by the early twentieth century. When winemaker Max Schubert joined the operation in 1948, he walked into a successful winery. His experiments with different blends of wines and the use of American oak led to the creation of ground-breaking wines. The Grange project, which started in 1951, was officially shelved several years later, although wines were made and stored in secret until it was officially re-instated in 1960. Around the same time, the 'Bin' concept began. Simply named after their storage bin, wines of different source and blend were given bin numbers on release. Some of these became continual releases to this day, others had short runs or were only released in exceptional years.