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Penfolds Max’s | 2 for 9,500 KES

Penfolds first Chief Winemaker Max Schubert dared to revolutionise Australian winemaking. Today, we celebrate his bold and passionate spirit with Penfolds Max’s. Each wine is polished and charming in character, expressing varietal cues, alluring fruit and structure.Collaborating closely with our winemaking team, our growers quietly wait, watch and work the individual grape varietals to ensure they benefit from the right amount of sunshine and water before getting picked at the optimum. After all, quality winemaking is something that just cannot be rushed. What is inside? 2 bottles of Penfolds Max’s Wines.

Wine at a Glance
Country: Australia
Region: Wine of Australia
Alcohol: 14.5% ABV

Tasting Profile: Bold, yet refined!! Blackberry, graphite and fine-grained tannins. Fresh and vibrant. With a generosity of flavour.

Style & Character
Sweetness: Dry · Acidity: Fresh · Tannin: Medium, fine-grained · Oak: Present

Food Pairing

Great on its own or a perfect with red meat dishes. [prime rib, filet mignon, lamb, pepper-crusted ahi-tuna].
Great on its own, also with roasted leg of lamb, grilled pork chops, roast chicken, steaks, hamburgers, cold cuts and cheese.
This wine, can be enjoyed with friends and every day, while at the table – it pairs well with risotto, lasagna and grilled steak.

Serving: Serve at 16–18°C; in warm weather, 20 minutes in the fridge before pouring gets it there.

Penfolds BIN 2 Shiraz Mataro

Bin 2 was first released in 1960, yet was temporarily discontinued in Australia in the 1970s at the height of the white wine boom. The original Bin 2 was an ‘Australian Burgundy’ style (despite its Rhône varieties) – typically a soft, medium- bodied wine based on shiraz. 9 months in: French and American Oak (new and seasoned).

Wine at a Glance
Country: Australia
Region: South Australia
Vintage: 2018
Alcohol: 14.5% ABV

Tasting Profile: From front to back palate, an immediate and gentle softness and freshness. This tactile smoothness/‘creaminess’ invokes an almost velour/felt/velvet/satin mouthfeel. Perhaps ‘custardy/cream sago-like’ tannins and balanced acidity induce this even emulsification? Derived flavours of quince paste and fresh white figs allow a modicum of fruited succulence. Certainly an alternative Shiraz and Mataro palate package!

Style & Character
Body: Medium · Sweetness: Dry · Acidity: Fresh · Oak: Present

Food Pairing: This wine can be enjoyed with friends and every day, while at the table it pairs well with risotto, lasagna and grilled steaks.

Serving: Serve at 16–18°C; in warm weather, 20 minutes in the fridge before pouring gets it there.

Penfolds BIN 8 Shiraz Cabernet

Blend: 60% Shiraz and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon | 12 months in seasoned French and American Oak.

Wine at a Glance
Country: Australia
Region: McLaren Vale, Wrattonbully, Padthaway, Coonawarra, Robe, Barossa Valley and Langhorne Creek.
Vintage: 2018
Alcohol: 14.5% ABV

Tasting Profile: Textured, plush tannins create a neat and tidy framework to house rich blackberry fruit spiced by oak derived vanilla pod. Barrel maturation has added a creamy texture and mouthfeel. Gorgeous perfumed aromatics with fresh mulberries and raspberry compote conjuring thoughts of summer berry pudding. A hint of bay leaf adds a savoury note. Perfumed and lifted.

Food Pairing: This wine can be enjoyed with friends and every day, while at the table it pairs well with risotto, lasagna and grilled steaks.

Serving: Serve at 16–18°C; in warm weather, 20 minutes in the fridge before pouring gets it there.

Penfolds BIN 311 Chardonnay

First and foremost, this wine extolls freshness, yet not at the expense of an endearing richness and generosity of flavour. Whilst some may perceive it to be slightly ‘larger-framed’ than in previous years it nevertheless retains trademark Bin 311 mineral acidity and linearity. Rockmelon and white peach fruits are pronounced. Underlying sherbet and fresh lemon tart impressions coupled with a lovely creaminess, add to the structural and flavour pool.

Wine at a Glance
Country: Australia
Region: Adelaide Hills, Tumbarumba and Tasmania
Vintage: 2018
Alcohol: 13% ABV

Tasting Profile: Full-flavoured, endowed with a concentrated fruit spectrum of citrus, grapefruit and white peach. Hints, of sherbet, camomile and goats cheese complex the aromatic offer – a Chardonnay cast assembled from three States of Australia.

Food Pairing: A wine with body that goes well with creamy pastas, risottos, grilled salmon or duck.

Serving: Serve chilled at 8–12°C.

Penfolds Koonunga Hills Chardonnay

Penfolds Koonunga Hills Chardonnay is a white wine (South Australia, Australia).

Wine at a Glance
Country: Australia
Region: South Australia
Vintage: various vintages available
Alcohol: 12.5% ABV

Tasting Profile: Tropical fruits, Granny Smith apple skin and hints of Nashi pear with supportive creamy nougat/praline oak. Wonderful integration of Oak. A very balanced palate, with: 6 months yeast lees contact evident in the overall texture. Nougat/praline oak follows through with a crunchy citrus-like mouth watering acid to finish.

Style & Character
Body: Medium · Sweetness: Dry · Oak: Present

Food Pairing: A wine with body that goes well with creamy pastas, risottos, grilled salmon or duck.

Serving: Serve chilled at 8–12°C.

Penfolds BIN 138 Shiraz Grenache Matarao

Certainly not over extracted or pumped up. All together an enticing, complex, evolving wine, with a creamy texture, lively freshness and a willingness to delight from the first sip. Grapes: 65% Shiraz, 29% Grenache & 6% Mataro (Mourvedre).

Wine at a Glance
Country: Australia
Region: Barossa Valley
Vintage: 2020
Alcohol: 14.5% ABV

Tasting Profile: An abundance of flavoursome fruit. Shiraz is our hero, selected for its fine savoury tannins, dark fruit and generosity across the mid-palate. Grenache tannins, exotic red fruits and lively acid provide ample tension. Mataro plays the anchor role, binding the palate into a harmonious balance with dusty, textural, mouth filling tannins. The tannins combined feel massaged and ground, quietly confident. The acidity is fresh and enticing. The palate is plush, complete. A generous, balanced all-rounder.

Style & Character
Body: Full · Sweetness: Dry · Acidity: Fresh · Tannin: Medium, fine-grained · Oak: Present

Food Pairing: This wine can be enjoyed with friends and every day, while at the table it pairs well with risotto, lasagna and grilled steaks.

Serving: Serve at 16–18°C; in warm weather, 20 minutes in the fridge before pouring gets it there.

Penfolds BIN 389 Cabernet Shiraz

Penfolds BIN 389 Cabernet Shiraz is a red wine (McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley & Padthaway, Australia).

Wine at a Glance
Country: Australia
Region: McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley & Padthaway
Vintage: 2020
Alcohol: 14.5% ABV

Tasting Profile: A well-defined focus on palate. Forward facing – line and length. The fascinating interplay between cabernet sauvignon and shiraz providing not only considerable length and structure, but also width and density. Result completely filling the palate. Always anticipated, a trademark creamy Bin 389 mid-palate. A wine with much to offer even in the flush of youth.

Food Pairing: This wine can be enjoyed with friends and every day, while at the table it pairs well with risotto, lasagna and grilled steaks.

Serving: Serve at 16–18°C; in warm weather, 20 minutes in the fridge before pouring gets it there.

Penfolds BIN 28 Kalimna Shiraz

Penfolds BIN 28 Kalimna Shiraz is a red wine (McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Padthaway & Clare Valley, Australia).

Wine at a Glance
Country: Australia
Region: McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Padthaway & Clare Valley
Vintage: 2020
Alcohol: 14.5% ABV

Tasting Profile: Bin 28 offers a showcase of warm climate Australian shiraz – ripe, robust and generously flavoured. A benchmark Penfolds Shiraz. A generous kaleidoscope of warm-climate aromatics: Blackcurrant, Black Plum, Ironstone, Cocoa Powder, Dark Chocolate & Cola. Chocolate gateau, adorned with candied cherries. Earthy North African spices: ‘Ras El Hanout’ – paprika, cinnamon, pepper, cloves, fennel.

Food Pairing: This wine can be enjoyed with friends and every day, while at the table it pairs well with risotto, lasagna and grilled steaks.

Serving: Serve at 16–18°C; in warm weather, 20 minutes in the fridge before pouring gets it there.

Penfolds BIN 128 Coonawarra Shiraz

Penfolds BIN 128 Coonawarra Shiraz is a red wine (Coonawarra, Australia).

Wine at a Glance
Country: Australia
Region: Coonawarra
Vintage: 2018
Alcohol: 14.5% ABV

Tasting Profile: Medium-bodied and well-proportioned, yet not big. Layered. Appetizing, juicy and laced with cracked black pepper, red spices (Hungarian paprika) and caraway. A skerrick of (cherrywood) Oak and brick-dust tannins – verging on chalky. Fruits are evident, yet the savouries beckon greater attention (glazed meats, green olive, capers). Yet another manifestation, of the flavours and structure of cooler-climate French Oak-matured Shiraz, channelled via a Penfolds winemaking lens.

Style & Character
Body: Medium · Sweetness: Dry · Oak: Present

Food Pairing: This wine can be enjoyed with friends and every day, while at the table it pairs well with risotto, lasagna and grilled steaks.

Serving: Serve at 16–18°C; in warm weather, 20 minutes in the fridge before pouring gets it there.

Penfolds BIN 407 Cabernet Sauvignon

An authoritative varietal stamp. Crème de cassis, fresh blackberries/mulberries. A refreshing note of spearmint (sweet jelly leaves?). From the grill, Harissa spiced lamb chops. The spice emporium is well represented toasted cumin/coriander seeds, fresh bay leaf, and turmeric. The complexity derived of both French and American oak apparent. Toasted coconut (coconut rough), or chocolate truffles in toasted coconut. Cedar. Dusting cocoa/Dutch cocoa. Vintage Conditions: South Australia experienced the second consecutive year of winter drought. Spring was cool and dry, conditions that continued well into November delaying flowering and fruit-set. With root-zone moisture levels well below…

Wine at a Glance
Country: Australia
Region: McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Coonawarra, Padthaway, Wrattonbully
Vintage: 2020
Alcohol: 14.5% ABV

Tasting Profile: A generous fleshiness persists across the palate. Wild black cherries, cola, sarsaparilla. Sage leaves fried in nut-brown butter over grilled calves’ liver. Pistachio terrine. A fine graphite core and cherry succulence. Seamlessly woven tannins. The interplay between the oak, tannins and acid results in an even mouthfeel, a textural sheen. Cranberry acidity and succulence provide a lovely balance. Surprisingly approachable, given the varietal temperament. One to watch, will evolve beautifully over the next two/three decades.

Style & Character
Sweetness: Dry · Acidity: Fresh · Oak: Present

Food Pairing: This wine can be enjoyed with friends and every day, while at the table it pairs well with risotto, lasagna and grilled steaks.

Serving: Serve at 16–18°C; in warm weather, 20 minutes in the fridge before pouring gets it there.

Penfolds Max’s Shiraz Cabernet

Matured in American Oak (60% 1-y.o. and 7% new).

Wine at a Glance
Country: Australia
Region: McLaren Vale, Wrattonbully, Padthaway, Coonawarra
Vintage: 2018
Alcohol: 14.5% ABV

Tasting Profile: Notes, of graphite and heady varnish to the fore. A distinctive blue-fruited elegance and gorgeous cranberry sweetnes. An aromatic kaleidoscope of vanilla sponge, cannoli creaminess, asphalt, wet slate, juniper and pink peppercorn. On the palate, a salinity – perhaps best described as salted plum? Coolness/flowing texture. Spearmint tea (fresh leaves) and lavender. Graphite from the nose continues as a theme on the palate, Black olive tapenade. Ylang Ylang, powdery-style tannins that are tapered on the palate. All clearly converging to a well-defined point.

Food Pairing: This wine can be enjoyed with friends and every day, while at the table it pairs well with risotto, lasagna and grilled steaks.

Serving: Serve at 16–18°C; in warm weather, 20 minutes in the fridge before pouring gets it there.

Penfolds Max’s Cabernet Sauvignon

Penfolds Max’s Cabernet Sauvignon is a red wine (South Australia, Australia).

Wine at a Glance
Country: Australia
Region: South Australia
Vintage: 2018
Alcohol: 14.5% ABV

Tasting Profile: On the palate a classically varietal rhubarb vibrancy is immediately apparent, supported by a dark fruit flavour profile. Earthy notes balance the sweeter fruits with hints of freshly grated beetroot, fresh mint, summer pudding and whipped cream. Oak derived nuances of cashews and walnuts provide texture, well supported by fine lacy tannins.

Style & Character
Sweetness: Dry · Tannin: Medium, fine-grained · Oak: Present

Food Pairing: This wine can be enjoyed with friends and every day, while at the table it pairs well with risotto, lasagna and grilled steaks.

Serving: Serve at 16–18°C; in warm weather, 20 minutes in the fridge before pouring gets it there.