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94
/ 100
James Halliday -
93
/ 100
Gary Walsh -
92
/ 100
Huon Hooke
Red
Classification
Cabernet Blend
Variety
2007
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
South Australia, Barossa Valley
Region
14.5%
Alcohol %
15 Plus Years
Cellaring
Scores
94 / 100"Strong colour; has the strength of all the 07 Penfolds reds, with an array of black fruits, dark chocolate and vanilla/mocha; the tannin structure is particularly good for the vintage."
- James Halliday
93 / 100
"After the mighty St Henri, 389 is my favourite Penfolds wine. This is a surprisingly good result from an indifferent vintage. Puts me in mind of the 1997 vintage, maybe, only better. Roasted coconut and vanilla, dark berries, aniseed/mint – good smelling wine and typically Penfolds. It’s mid-weight with meaty toasty flavours and nice set of lightly chewy tannins (good work done here). Well balanced and good to drink (even now) with a toasty savoury finish. It’s a wine that delivers a lot of satisfaction and plenty of 389ishness (to coin a new phrase). Played well, done good. Top result."
- Gary Walsh
92 / 100
"Medium-full red-purple. Rich toasty nutty oak-led nose, savoury and not overdone. Ironstone and licorice notes; blackstrap liquorice flavour. Powerful, very ripe and has generous alcohol - but not overdone."
- Huon Hooke
Tasting Notes
Created by the legendary Max Schubert - creator of Penfolds Grange - Bin 389 is often referred to as 'Poor Man's Grange' or '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, this was the wine that helped to build Penfolds solid reputation with red wine drinkers. Combining the structure of Cabernet with the richness of Shiraz, Bin 389 also exemplifies Penfolds skill in balancing fruit and oak. A classic Australian style with a clear Penfolds identity - the 1998 vintage of Penfolds Bin 389 has a red star rating in the Penfolds Rewards of Patience, Sixth edition. Red stars are awarded to those wines that are considered to be an exceptional vintage.
Deep, dark red, with an impenetrable core. Brooding, yet compliantly permitting noticeable oak to propel dark fruits from the glass, unveiling wafts of stewed Christmas pudding (a mix of dates / sultana / fig) beneath. High notes of anise, licor
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity
- Smooth
- Complex