Penfolds creates wine from multiple vineyard sites
The greatest wine discoveries on the planet might just be from an Australian brand that has been hiding in plain sight. In a conversation and tasting with Penfolds Chief Winemaker Peter Gago, LUX has a revelation
The world of fine wine is a paradox that make things interesting ? sits Penfolds, a one. Some of the greatest wines are household names: who hasn?t heard of Dom Pérignon or Château Lafite" Yet others of the same or even higher stature are almost secret; few outside a tiny circle of collectors know of the wines of Henri Jayer or Château Rayas.
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And even seasoned wine collectors and aficionados could be forgiven for being confused by the ?origin paradox?. This is not a story of religion (although, given the fervency of arguments it generates, it could be), but of location. As ever wealthier collectors delve ever deeper into their passions, the specific vineyard sites of specific producers can see their produce sell for a multiple of the price of the vines next door, ostensibly making the same kind of wine from the same type of grapes on the same soil. Chief Winemaker Peter Gago
Within this fascinating collectors? maelstrom ? and with wine, as with people, it?s the paradoxes that make things interesting – sits Penfolds, a producer at once revered for its super-premium collectable wines, and known for its good value everyday bottlings. Penfolds is a latticework of d...