PENFOLDS GRANGE SHIRAZ 2015 6P brand_Murai A fairly elegantly styled Montelena

A fairly elegantly styled Montelena Estate

Using a massive 50-plate column still

carrying the intense fruit characters through to an impressively long finish

soil types and cultivation methods

The Factor is often one of Torbreck's broodiest wines in its youth

PENFOLDS GRANGE SHIRAZ 2015 6P brand_Murai A fairly elegantly styled MontelenaThis vintage of the famed wine is perhaps its most approachable to date. The nose is open and expressive, with waves of aromas ranging from licorice, currant and plum to baking spice, furniture polish, freshly picked olive, mushroom and vanilla. The mouthfeel is satiny in texture, awash with fruit and spices of all shapes and sizes, all wound by fine tannins.