2015 Max's Shiraz Cabernet

70% Shiraz, 30% Cabernet from Wrattonbully, Padthaway, McLaren Vale, Upper Adelaide, Barossa Valley.

12 months in new French (4%) and American oak (2%), and seasoned French (58%) and American oak (36%).

Dark red with a purple core. Beetroot fruit. Roasted Mediterranean vegetables. Textured by assertive tannins that provide counter-balance to the sweet fruit.

Oak provides cedar, toast, char & dark liquorice and exotic spices.

Peter Gago, Penfolds chief winemaker