The 1959 Penfolds Grange Hermitage Bin 46 is one of the three 'Hidden Granges' - wines made by Max Schubert in secret after Penfolds management ordered him to cease production in 1957. Schubert persisted through 1959 without missing a vintage. New oak was not used in these three secret vintages. Bottles were labelled with Bin numbers 46, 49 and 95.

Vineyard sources: Magill Estate (Adelaide), Morphett Vale (Adelaide), Kalimna Vineyard (Barossa Valley). Grape variety: Shiraz 90%, Cabernet Sauvignon 10%. Maturation: Eighteen months in used American oak hogsheads. Alc/Vol: 12.50% | Acidity: 5.20g/L | pH: 3.62

Last tasted 2008. The wine is very firm with dark cherry/bitter chocolate/mocha/herb garden flavours and grained chalky, almost stemmy tannins. Finishes oily dry but it still has great flavour length.