Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2014 (1500ml)

Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2014 (1500ml)Penfolds Rewards of Patience tasting panel 2021 5 5 rating Penfolds Bin 389 is often referred to as 'Baby Grange', in part because components of the wine are matured in the same barrels that held the previous vintage of Grange. First made in 1960 by the legendary Max Schubert, this was the wine that helped forge Penfolds reputation with red wine drinkers by combining the structure of cabernet sauvignon with the richness of shiraz. It is named after

also a great-grandson of Pol Roger

demanding larger glassware and an energetic swirl

around thirty weeks after the harvest

plum and vibrant fruit with a long and savoury finish

gravel and dried mint aromas with a dusting of earth all wrapped up in a gentle blanket of French oak

There was a sinkhole some 15 metres across and reaching down 20 metres into the earth

The fruit here is backward

blueberry and blackcurrant aromas with chocolate

though strict ribbons of pulverised pumice and granitic mineral character find chew and pucker here

long run to the finish

backed by hints of almond paste and savory details of cured meat and fresh-crushed rosemary that linger on the epic finish

Robust and substantial with a great line and length