Descrição

O Bin 389 Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon é muitas vezes referido como "Baby Grange". Isto deve-se ao facto de os componentes do vinho serem amadurecidos nas mesmas barricas que albergaram a colheita anterior do Grange. Elaborado pela primeira vez em 1960 pelo lendário Max Schubert, este tinto ajudou a forjar a reputação da Penfolds entre os aficionados do vinho, combinando a estrutura da Cabernet Sauvignon com a riqueza da Shiraz.

Informações de produto

A adega
Penfolds
Tipo
Tinto
Colheita
2021
Álcool
14.0% vol.
Variedade
Shiraz, Cabernet sauvignon
Origem
South Australia

Prova

Nariz
Aromas de chocolate, groselha preta e amora.
Boca
Poderoso, com peso, densidade e estrutura.
Temperatura de servir
É recomendado servi-lo a 16 ºC.

Vinha e preparação

Envelhecimento
Estágio em barricas.

Avaliação dos peritos

Decanter:

Baby Grange gets its moniker as components of the blend are matured in the same barrels as the previous vintage of Grange. But with Cabernet Sauvignon the main player (53% in this vintage), it is more a Baby 707, especially as it always benefits from wine originally destined for that cuvée as well as Grange. A beauty of a beast, whose imposing tannin structure and abundantly ripe fruit need time. Powerful, inky blue and black berry fruits dominate the nose and palate, alongside bergamot freshness, earthy tapenade, exotic spices, iron filings and lots of black pepper. Coconut richness from 12 months in US oak hogsheads (37% new) and fine cocoa powder tannins add grip and linger long. 

The Wine Advocate:

The 2021 Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz is creamy and densely packed with flavor (packed!), and the American oak is a core part of the wine, both aromatically and in the mouth. The fruit is from McLaren, Coonawarra, Barossa Valley, Wrattonbully and Padthaway and comprises 53% Cabernet Sauvignon and 47% Shiraz. The cooler season has imbued the wine with a freshness and levity, which, if you asked me prior to tasting, I would have said it was impossible to imbue levity in the Bin 389! But there you have it. Epic intensity, present oak. Give it time. I have tasted 30-year-old Bin 389s in the past that have still been alive and fresh. So, the cellar is the place for this vintage. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under natural cork.