SPIRITED WINE
LOT. 518 SPIRITED WINE WITH BAIJIU
««««« Drink now to 2030.
When Penfolds Global Fortified and Spirit Winemaker James Godfrey visited China he was captivated by baijiu, the popular national drink. Godfrey found that baijiu differed profoundly in regional style and flavour profile, largely because of the diverse processes used and the variation in raw base materials, such as sorghum, rice, wheat, barley or mixed cereals. Godfrey saw similarities to fortified winemaking and was inspired to make a classic late-bottled vintage fortified shiraz infused with a second fortification of an aromatic sorghum-based baijiu spirit specially selected for its grassy top notes and subtle rice-like flavours.
Lot. 518 Spirited Wine with Baijiu is a special bottling that blends over a thousand years of Chinese history with Penfolds two centuries of wine expertise, all while honouring Penfolds fortified wine heritage.
Deep crimson. A rich and complex, full-bodied wine with intense dark plum, black cherry and roasted walnut characters with plenty of floral and aniseed notes. Generous, concentrated and rounded with fine supple textures and a long and precise finish.
Penfolds Special Bottlings allow us
to experiment and innovate, to revisit
the past with a twist and reinvent
wines for today. These wines are
unexpected, sure to surprise
and always exceptional.
JAMES GODFREY, Global Fortified and
Spirit Winemaker
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