2001 Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 750ml

Penfolds Bin 389 is the trademark Australian red wine. Affectionately known as ‘Baby Grange’ or ‘Poor Mans Grange’, Bin 389 was the wine that helped to build Penfolds’ solid reputation with wine drinkers around the world. A magnificent blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz from the very best regions and vineyards available to Peter Gago and his team, the robust nature of the Cabernet grape give structure and body to the wine while the opulent Shiraz fruit provides suppleness and intensity. With 2008 delivering what many thought to be the perfect vintage, this is the 389 you need to own.

Critic tasting note: “Made for almost 40 yearssince 1962this edition of 389 sports lots of spicy American oak, and displays black fruit and tobacco aromas and flavors. The mouthfeel is big, the texture rich and the full, spicy finish is long and tannic. It’s drinkable now, but really needs a few years to unwrap a bit, and the oak mantle will probably always be heavy. Satisfying, though somewhat one-dimensional.” -89/100,Wine Enthusiast