Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz

Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz aka the poor man’s Grange, the baby Grange, call it what you will but if $900-$1000 is a bit much to splash out on a bottle of Penfolds Grange then this is your wine! It gets this nickname as a part of the blend is aged in the same barrels used to age Grange.

A Cabernet Shiraz blend – the Cabernet gives it a good old fashioned firm backbone and the warm climate Shiraz gives it a rounded richness.

It rarely goes a vintage without getting wine buffs jumping out of their seats, this 2024 release Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz is no different…

97/100 & Top Rank Award (Huon Hooke, The Real Review)
“Deep, dense purple-red colour, glass-staining. Smoky, toasty oak and spicy/earthy/ironstone shiraz character steams through on the nose. The wine is very full-bodied, deep and densely packed with flavour, The tannins are ample and fill the entire surface of the mouth, bringing a sense of harmony. This is a seriously smart 389: the flavour is profound and very persistent, the intensity is impactful but effortlessly delivered.

96/100 (James Halliday’s Wine Companion)
“This year’s release of the much-loved Bin 389 sees a blend of 53/47% cabernet sauvignon/shiraz sourced across four regions and matured for 13 months in American oak hogsheads, 34% new. It’s quite a tautly framed, ‘classic’ 389 release – fruit-pure, assured as always, and one that will have a long cellaring life. Dark and black berry fruits are suffused with sweet baking spices, roasting meats, licorice, dark chocolate, earth, violet, kirsch, blueberry pie, dried tobacco and barrel spice. The palate is layered, fruit pure and precise, with a medium tannin heft and an impressive length of flavour on the back end. This is one for those with patience. A classic.”

96/100 (James Suckling)
“A classical Australian blend of 53% cabernet sauvignon and 47% shiraz, giving notes of black and red currants, eucalyptus, ferrous earth, spice, dried herbs, olive and plum. The palate is full-bodied and austere with a nice touch of finesse, fine-tuned tannins, bright acidity and a salivating, tense finish. Drinking well now but will age nicely. Fruit sourced from Coonawarra, Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale and Padthaway. Drink or hold.”

As usual this iconic Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz wine has got massive cellaring potential of 15-20 years, a must for the collectors out there! Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz