Penfolds Grange and La Chapelle Team Up for a Wine Collaboration

Professional partnerships in the liquor industry are far less frequently with fashion or watch. But even if they were a dozen one penny, the ovanological world would be excited about the joint efforts of Paofolds Greenj and La Chapel, which is found in the world’s two best seeds in Australia, where grapes are called Shiraz, and the other in France.

This helps that Paofolds chief winemaker Peter Gago and La Chapel’s own and alcohol maker Caroline Free have long been friends. He came to Bordeau many years ago after meeting at the Vancasp Trade Festival in Bordeaus, with the idea of ​​mixing his products and mixing his products. And although both prevailing in the business are producing precise vintage, the resulting bottling is much higher than the amount of its parts.

Penfolds Greenj was formed in 1951 and was named for the original state cottage Dr. Christopher Rason Penfolds and his wife, Mary, was built in Adelaide in 1844. Once completed, he applied the transplant’s grapefruit cutting from France. This is a specialist Australian liquor in the information. La Chapel also named his name in a specific structure: St. Christopher’s Chapel, sitting on the edge of the Rhine, sitting on a granite hill. It has been attracting collectors since the 1920s, and many of its vintages have ranked 100 points by critics, and has added it to the world’s most famous bottles.

Free says, “Both alcohol, La Chapel and Greenj, Sira and Shiraz, have such a relationship, such a long story,” says Free. “Even if it looks a little crazy, the idea of ​​mixing them naturally is enough.”

Since they could not be legally mixed in France, the LA Chapel 2021 had to get air in Australia in the temperature -controlled tanks before connecting with equal amounts of granular. Gago explained, “Initially, his age was different, then mixed, and then he returned the oak.” “It helps not only the flavors, but also the Tennons in harmony.” In other words, Free added, “You do not identify these two alcohol, but the interesting thing for me is that it shows me the powerful aspect of La Chapel and the beauty of granular.”

The result, called Greenja La Chapel 2021, is a violet in the glass and offers a bouquet of black cherry, pomegranate and eucalyptus with the pleasant touch of the jungle floor. After the opening of the cranberry, with the help of slightly Grapees and well -balanced acidity, purple berries, blackberry, milk chocolate, mint and pepper flavors, have a soft indication of baking spices that remain in permanent finish.

You won’t find anywhere on the store shelf: Strictly limited bottling is being sold directly to consumers ($ 2500). Those who miss out will be happy to know that the old talk of 2022 and 2023 is already pouring bottles and resting at the Gago -driven pavement museum.