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Lot ID 0059-10741141
Part of Sale Fine Wine Treasury :: Award-Winning Provenance
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Langton’s Classified: Excellent

Top Vintage

Bin 389 combines the elegance of Cabernet Sauvignon with the richness of Shiraz and demonstrates the traditional Penfolds' trademark - perfect balance between fruit and oak, to produce a wine with rich varietal characters and cellaring potential.

  • The wine is considered a strong vintage of Bin 389 due to its powerful structure and complexity.
  • The vintage conditions included a cool and dry spring and summer followed by a long mild autumn that allowed full ripeness in most areas.
  • Matured for 16 months in new, one- and two-year-old American oak barrels to enhance its character and longevity.
Vineyard Region:

Barossa Valley, Coonawarra, McLaren Vale.

Grape Variety:

Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz.

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Region:
SA - Other South Australian
State:
South Australia
Country:
Australia

Expert Reviews

  • "Medium to full red-purple; solidly ripe fruit on the bouquet is balanced by pronounced vanillin oak; the palate is equivalently powerful and concentrated, with dark fruit and dark chocolate flavours; the structure is particularly good, with tannins running through from the middle to the finish."

Rating 93 Drink 2009 - James Halliday, Wine Companion - Date Tasted Apr 97

  • The 1994 Cabernet/Shiraz Bin 389, a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon and 46% Shiraz, possesses a dense purple color, and a big, sweet nose of blackberries, earth, and a touch of asphalt and smoke. Full-bodied, with copious quantities of sweet, chewy fruit, this is a large-scaled, dense wine that can be drunk now or cellared for up to a decade. This winery continues to turn out an insipid selection of white wines, but the reds are all noteworthy, and some are reasonably good values.

Rating 88 - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (FEB/1998)

Winery Tasting Notes

Notes Image Colour:

Medium-deep crimson.

Nose:

Intense blackberry, dark chocolate, seaweed, liquorice, minty aromas.

Palate:

Rich and powerful with deep-set dark chocolate mint flavors, earthy and meaty nuances, and sinewy tannins.

Finish:

Strong and muscular with plenty of fruit volume.

Food Matches:

Beef.

Medals & Trophies

  • Andrew Caillard MW (Rewards of Patience): "An atypical vintage with plenty of stuffing to last the distance."

    • Winery Profile

    Australia's winemaking history of less than two hundred years is brief by European measures though, like Europe, punctuated by periods of extreme success and difficult times. From the earliest winemaking days Penfolds has figured prominently and few would argue the importance of Penfolds' influence on Australia's winemaking psyche.

    Without the influence of Penfolds the modern Australian wine industry would look very different indeed. Sitting comfortably outside of fad and fashion, Penfolds has taken Australian wine to the world on a grand stage and forged a reputation for quality that is without peer.

    Penfolds' reputation for making wines of provenance and cellaring potential might suggest a mantle of tradition and formality is the preferred attire of a company with so much history to defend. But to label Penfolds as simply an established and conventional winemaker, would be to confuse tradition with consideration and to overlook the innovative spirit that has driven Penfolds since its foundation, and continues to find expression in modern times.

    If there is anything traditional about Penfolds, it is the practice of constantly reviewing the wines it already does well, and continuously evolving and refining styles as vineyards mature and access to ever older and more varied vineyard sites improves.

    View Penfolds website

    Other Information

    • 1994 vintage
    • 1 x 750mL unit
    • SA - Other South Australian, South Australia
    • Cork closure
    • 13.5% alc.

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    • "Medium to full red-purple; solidly ripe fruit on the bouquet is balanced by pronounced vanillin oak; the palate is equivalently powerful and concentrated, with dark fruit and dark chocolate flavours; the structure is particularly good, with tannins running through from the middle to the finish."

    Rating 93 Drink 2009 - James Halliday, Wine Companion - Date Tasted Apr 97

    • The 1994 Cabernet/Shiraz Bin 389, a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon and 46% Shiraz, possesses a dense purple color, and a big, sweet nose of blackberries, earth, and a touch of asphalt and smoke. Full-bodied, with copious quantities of sweet, chewy fruit, this is a large-scaled, dense wine that can be drunk now or cellared for up to a decade. This winery continues to turn out an insipid selection of white wines, but the reds are all noteworthy, and some are reasonably good values.

    Rating 88 - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (FEB/1998)

    The 1994 Cabernet/Shiraz Bin 389, a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon and 46% Shiraz, possesses a dense purple color, and a big, sweet nose of blackberries, earth, and a touch of asphalt and smoke. Full-bodied, with copious quantities of sweet, chewy fruit, this is a large-scaled, dense wine that can be drunk now or cellared for up to a decade. This winery continues to turn out an insipid selection of white wines, but the reds are all noteworthy, and some are reasonably good values.

    Rating 88 - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (FEB/1998)

    The Grays Advantage

    We’ll despatch your product the next working day! Depending on your location, you can expect delivery anywhere between 2 and 5 working days from payment date.


    We will send you an email notifying you as soon as your items have left our warehouse.


    In this email, you will find the name of the carrier company and the consignment note number of your item as well as information on tracking the delivery of your item online. Simply follow the link to the relevant website and enter your reference number. You will then be able to quickly and efficiently track the delivery status of your item!


    Please Note: Your goods will be delivered to your registered address. We do delivery Australia wide except for a few remote territories, please check the shipping calculator to confirm delivery availability and timeframes.


    Click here for details

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    Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 1994 (1x 750mL), SA.

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