Last year’s rumours that The Penfolds Collection 2023 would include a Chinese-Australian collaboration were unfounded, but the 25 new releases retained a strong international focus, with wines sourced from three countries in two hemispheres.
At an exclusive preview launch in Melbourne on 21 June and then in London six days later, Penfolds’ chief winemaker Peter Gago presented an expanded suite of five wines featuring California grapes and two experimental blends with Bordeaux fruit.
