Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2018

Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2018Penfolds Rewards of Patience tasting panel 2021 5 5 rating James Suckling Top 100 Wines of Australia 2020 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

although multi-regional

and this soaring precise finish dusted with smashed rock tannin

this historic building houses the cellar door

and began as a cellar hand at Maglieri Winery in 1990

Best drinking: 2010-2025+"  Huon Hooke

It's perfumed and dusty and everything in between

The Adelaide Review

The wine breathes

"Full red colour with a hint of purple in the rim

smoke- and spice-accented aromas of cherry liqueur

Feels quite controlled

though a clever new piece of kit allows the heavy bottles to be suctioned up from the floor and deposited on a table for the person in question