Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2016 750mL

Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 750mL (Case of 6)has ripe red blackcurrant/chocolaty/liquorice aromas with a strong element of mocha/malt oak. Plenty of ripe, developing black fruit, fresh new oak and savoury tannins. It finishes firm and gritty but there is plenty of fruit that follows through. Check the current vintage. Bin 389 was 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. Exemplifying the judicious balance of fruit and oak, Bin 389 highlights the generous mid-palate Penfolds in known for. Bin 389 is one of Australia’s great cellaring red wines.First produced in 1960, its history is connected with the development of Grange and Max Schubert’s amb