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 to forge Penfolds solid reputation with red wine drinkers combining the structure of Cabernet Sauvignon with the richness of Shiraz. Bin 389 also exemplifies the judicious balance of fruit and oak.
Vineyard Region Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Padthaway, Wrattonbully, Coonawarra
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Enjoy now or 20+ Years from vintage.
Foods:
Dry-aged grass-fed Longhorn beef rib eye, charred swede, wilted warrigal greens, caramelised oat emulsion.
Oak:
12 months in American oak hogsheads (28% new, 60% 1-y.o.and 12% 2-y.o).
Nose:
A first impression of dark fruits and chocolate, splashed by spices – cinnamon, vanillin pod, cola.
Then, a transient umami dabble – via cues of Worcestershire sauce/smoked Barossa bacon/beef cube.
To follow, a bruléed lift mirrored by scents of toasted brioche, soaked oats.
Intriguingly different, yet still Bin 389, albeit young/evolving at this perusal at an early stage.
Palate:
Expansive, explosive, exotic…a Bin 389 triple-ex palate rating!
A wave/surge of fruits and spice unleashed – propelled by tomato and tahini paste flavours.
Juicy, succulent tannins engulf, alongside oak – adding volume, density. Mouth-coating in every sense.
Long and lingering.
Varietal Composition:
51% Cabernet, 49% Shiraz