The Ideal Wine Company was not
the least bit surprised to learn recently that one of Australia’s most famous
vintages was named the best wine of the 1970s.
New world wine maker
Long gone are the days where wine
making was seen as the sole province of ‘old world’ countries such as France,
Italy and Spain. Since their colonisation, many new world countries including
the US, Chile and Australia have established roaring wine trades.
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Cultivated over 200 years, the
Australian wine industry has evolved to become one of the most successful on
the planet. According
to the Australian government, the land down under now boasts 60 wine making
areas including well known regions such as Barossa Valley, Yarra Valley and
Mudgee.
Best wine of the 70s
Produced in South Australia, Penfolds
Grange is often regarded as the land down under’s most collectible wine.
Typically made from Shiraz grapes delicately blended with a small amount of
Cabernet Sauvignon, these hearty reds will knock your socks off. The brand’s
most famous bottle is the 1971, a standout vintage which was recently named the
best wine produced in the 1970s at an event sponsored by European Luxury
Magazine, FINE.
Good
Food recently reported that the Magazine gathered together a panel of
judges from nine different countries to assess various wines worth in excess of
$500,000. They awarded the Penfolds Grange 1971 a near perfect score of 98.5
out of 100, whilst French wines secured eight out of the other top ten spots on
the list. Chateau Y'quem 1975 from Sauternes, France was awarded second place,
securing a score of 98 out of 100.
Incredibly proud moment
Penfolds’ head wine maker, Peter
Gago, commented on the victory. He said that it’s an “incredibly proud moment” for
the land down under’s most famous vintage, adding that he “almost fell off his
chair when I heard.” Gago went on to say: "this isn't just competing with
wines of one vintage or from one country.
“This is competing with the
greatest wines from an entire decade, sourced from the whole world, and
including some of the greatest vintages in the history of Bordeaux and
Champagne. It was a blind tasting, too, with an international panel of judges,
which removes any suggestion of bias.”
Try a Penfolds Grange
The 1971 is an amazing wine, but
it isn’t the only standout bottle produced by Penfolds Grange. You should buy a
Penfolds Grange from the Ideal Wine Company today if you want to learn how
this estate has produced some of the best reds the world has ever seen.
