Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2008

Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2008Penfolds 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

"When Matthew Jukes and I compile our annual Great New Zealand Pinot Noir Classification we place each estate on the scale based on the performance not of their reserve and single vineyard wines but of their estate Pinot Noir

The palate has intense lime juice flavour

Immaculate

The Vintage Journal - 94 points

full-flavoured (cherry/plum/ spice) palate with immaculate length and balance

is his reply to the challenges life has dealt him over his 50 years in the business

boysenberry and liquorice flavours

Putting value into the equation here though is unintentioanally demeaning: Majella cabernet is very good

flowery citrus blossom aromas lead into a laser-cut palate

Pleasure now or later

with great intensity of fruit

A great wine of style and character