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Grange 2020 Lunar New Year Snake Edition: multi-district Shiraz fermented in new American oak hogsheads, 18–20 months aging, South Australian Heritage Icon.
When Max Schubert returned from Bordeaux in 1950 and began completing fermentation inside new American oak hogsheads — a technique borrowed from the Médoc but applied to Barossa Shiraz — he broke every rule of Australian winemaking. That single decision became
the structural DNA of Grange, now a Heritage Icon of South Australia and the only New World wine to receive simultaneous 100-point scores from both Wine Spectator and Wine Advocate.
The 2020 vintage draws fruit primarily from the Barossa Valley (typically 77–82% of the blend), where ancient, phylloxera-free deep alluvial and sandy loam soils at Kalimna yield low-vigour vines of extraordinary concentration, supplemented by parcels from McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, and potentially Magill Estate — Penfolds' original 1844 urban site at the foot of the Mount Lofty Ranges.
The blend runs ~93–98% Shiraz with 2–7% Cabernet Sauvignon, assembled across districts to prioritise house consistency over single-terroir expression. Fermentation proceeds in small open-top stainless steel tanks before being completed in barrel; 100% new American oak hogsheads for 18–20 months deliver the signature mid-palate density and structural scaffolding for multi-decade cellaring.
This Lunar New Year Snake Edition presents the identical wine in commemorative packaging — Grange's content is never altered for special releases. Drinking window: 2030–2055+.
** Vintage may change — please confirm with our team.
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