Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2016

Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2016Penfolds 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

At once quite suave and impressively concentrated

lemongrass

"Smooth and seductive

allowing for delicate flavours to develop

It's balanced

in the Upper Yarra

with fragrant red fruit

It's a concentrated wine with gently granular fresh and dried pear notes

It contains 3% Cabernet Sauvignon this year

David has achieved considerable milestones in his career

set about testing soils and buying land with the intention of establishing his own vineyards in the Barossa

smoothly resolved texture with a rich