Jeremy Oliver 95 points!
Campbell Mattinson 96 points!
Wine Advocate 91 points!
Campbell Mattinson 96 points!'The one everyone always wants to know about though - is of course Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2005 ($58). No one in their right mind can call this wine disappointing. Indeed I reckon it's the best since the 1996. It's a wine of immense structured power. Sure there are rich flavours of plums, blackcurrant, smoky vanillin and tobacco, but really it's a wine about tannin and balance and grunt. I don't think I could enjoy drinking this right now (well, I could, but only on masochistic nights) but I know that it will cellar like a dream. A classic in the making.'
Campbell Mattinson, WineFront.
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Jeremy Oliver 95 points!A genuine 389, whose sumptuous depth of vibrant dark fruit knits seamlessly with sweet chestnut/mocha/vanilla oak and a smooth, drying spine of loose-knit tannin. Deep and heady, it's scented with violets, liqueured cherries and dried herbs and steeped in flavours of dark plums, blackberries and cassis. Ripe but certainly not overcooked, it's supported by a creamy structure of firm, loose-knit tannins, finishing with lingering fruit and a dusty mouthfeel. South Australia, 18.7/95, drink 2017-2025)
Jeremy Oliver
Listen to Penfolds Winemakers talk about Bin 389. Video by Penfolds wines Australia.
Country:
Australia
Region:
SA-(Other)
Variety:
Wine Red - Cabernet blend
Size:
750mL
