Penfolds II is a project launched in 2013 between Penfolds and Dourthe, a house that has since 1840 specialised in the production of Bordeaux wines. With shared values and having created a strong relationship when they met at Vinexpo Bordeaux in 2013, Penfolds and Dourthe have the goal to create the first Franco-Australian "Wine of the World." Penfolds FWT (French Winemaking Trial) 585 comes from exceptional vineyards in the Médoc region, vinified using Penfolds' traditional techniques. The House style is marked by a philosophy of grape selection and quality wine blending. "Wine of the World" represents the beginning of a new chapter for Penfolds in France. Penfolds FWT 585 represents the meeting, around the 2019 vintage, between two hemispheres. The Médoc grape varieties Cabernet, Merlot and Petit Verdot have been made into wine under exacting method in the Penfolds cellars.