PENFOLDS VINTAGES

1951 ««« A hot and dry growing season.

1952 ««««« Average to normal rainfall and weather conditions.

1953 ««««« Dry, mild to warm weather followed a cool, but even, growing season.

1954 ««« Cool to mild growing season followed by a warm vintage.

1955 ««««« Mild to warm growing season with intermittent, but well above average rainfall. A warm, dry vintage.

1956 «« A moderate vintage with a cooler than average growing season.

1957 «« A mild, dry growing season with very low rainfall. A dry, mild to warm vintage.

1958 «« An even growing season followed by a mild to warm vintage.

1959 «««« Cool to mild growing season with intermittent rains in February and March. A warm vintage.

1960 «««« A hot and moderately dry vintage. Drought conditions in South Australia led to low yields.

1961 ««« A hot, dry vintage.

1962 ««««« A warm, moderately dry and even growing season followed by a dry, low-yielding vintage.

1963 ««««« A warm and dry growing season and vintage.

1964 ««« A wet growing season followed by a dry but cool vintage. Not a bad vintage.

1965 ««« A warm, dry growing season and vintage.

1966 «««« A mainly warm and dry vintage with intermittent rain during the growing season.

1967 «««« A relatively dry growing season followed by a warm vintage.

1968 «« A hot, dry and prolonged vintage.

C L

O S

IN G

N O

T E

S

/

P E

N F

O L

D S

V IN

T A

G E

S

2 7 7

T H

E R

E W

A R

D S

O F

P A

T IE

N C

E

2 76