The Penfolds flagship Grange 2018 is sourced from selected vineyards across South Australia—notably the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, and Clare Valley—where warm, dry conditions and diverse soil profiles ranging from iron-rich clays to calcareous subsoils enable powerful yet nuanced ripening of the fruit, endowing the wine with its signature density and depth.

The blend is composed of 97% Shiraz and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon.

In the glass, the wine displays a near-opaque, deep dark hue. The nose is multi-layered and densely constructed, offering notes of black plum, blackberry, and cassis, complemented by hints of liquorice, dark chocolate, toasted spices, and a hallmark interplay of smoke, vanilla, and eucalyptus. On the palate, the wine is powerful and structured, with tightly knit, assertive tannins and a supportive acid spine that channels the opulent fruit with clarity. Dense and concentrated yet precisely guided in texture, it reveals a savoury depth that carries right through to the long, persistent finish.

Grange 2018 possesses extraordinary ageing potential and will evolve over decades, as its intense primary fruit gradually transforms into complex tertiary aromas of leather, tobacco, and spice while its structural frame gains ever greater refinement without losing expressive power.