The Cellar Reserve range is where the winemakers at Penfolds get experimental, exploring unusual grape varieties and creating innovative new styles. So, these limited-edition reds are some of the most exciting wines to come out of Australia. The experts at Robert Parker's Wine Advocate describe 2018 as an"extraordinary"vintage in South Australia, rating it more highly than any other since their records began. That makes this Barossa Valley Grenache a very intriguing red indeed. Penfolds tend to blend their Grenache with Shiraz and Mourvèdre, so it's thrilling to taste it in its pure form. Silky cherry and succulent cranberry combine with an array of exotic herbs and peppery spices, plus a vegetal edge reminiscent of honey-roasted beetroot and carrots. Exhilarating stuff. Penfolds is certainly Australia's, and possibly one of the world's, most iconic wine producers. Established in 1844, it boasts an enviable history that most wineries in the Old World would give their right arm for. Most famous for its flagship wine, Penfolds Grange, which is the very definition of Australian fine wine and the 1955 vintage was even described by Wine Spectator as one of the"Wines of the Century". Penfolds owe much of their success to Max Schubert, their winemaker who travelled to Europe after World War II and came back with all kinds of secrets. His innovative, often multi-regional, blends have become part of the DNA of Penfolds, and now the wines are the choice of connoisseurs and collectors all over the world.£7.87 per 100.00ml