Penfolds Grange has maintained its place as Australia's most prestigious red wine over four decades. An Australian icon, Grange represents a tradition in winemaking that is totally uncompromising. Grange has bypassed the fads and trends of modern winemaking in the sense that it has maintained an integrity of style and remained true to its origins in the mind of Max Schubert. The 1979 vintage is a blend of 87% Shiraz and 13% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Kalimna and other Barossa Valley vineyards, Valley Clare, Magill Estate and McLaren Vale. An unusually wet but hot growing season. The finished Grange was treated to eighteen months maturation in new American oak hogsheads. Alcohol 13.0%