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Penfolds Bin 389 2023

Name: Penfolds Bin 389 2023
SKU: 142084
Price: 99.99 NZD
Availability: InStock

Wine · Australia · 13%

$99.99each

What it tastes like

Blackcurrant · dark fruit · firm tannins

An iconic Australian red blending Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, renowned for its concentrated fruit, complex structure, and beautifully integrated oak.

Additional information

Wine
Style: Australia
Origin: 13% ABV
Alcohol: 0.8 per bottle
Standard drinks

The story of Penfolds Bin 389 2023

Max Schubert, Penfolds' first chief winemaker and the creator of Grange, first made Bin 389 in 1960, the year after he began the numbered Bin series with Bin 28. It pairs the structure of Cabernet Sauvignon with the richness of Shiraz, and it is known as Baby Grange because components of the blend are matured in barrels that held the previous vintage of Grange.

Schubert favoured warmer-climate fruit, and since the mid 1990s the wine has drawn on vineyards across South Australia. The 2023 is 51 per cent Cabernet Sauvignon and 49 per cent Shiraz, from McLaren Vale, Padthaway and the Barossa Valley, matured for 12 months in American oak hogsheads, a third of them new.

Young, it shows black cherry, blackcurrant and bergamot with allspice and fine spice, and the oak adds vanilla and weight to the finish without taking over. The palate is generous and elegant, with blue fruits, red berries and fresh herbs, and the tannins are still youthful.

Duck is a favourite match, and so is a grilled steak. Give it a few years to soften, and it will keep for a good deal longer than that.