Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz

Wrattonbully is this vintage’s No.1 vineyard source for this 57-year old marque the 2017 Bin 389 release. Who would have thought! Certainly not Max Schubert Don Ditter… A great example of a vintage release that isn’t cabernet that isn’t shiraz … that probably can’t be second-guessed as a cabernet/shiraz blend. Mission accomplished – Bin 389. – PETER GAGO PENFOLDS CHIEF WINEMAKER OVERVIEW: Bin 389 was often referred to as ‘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 by the legendary Max Schubert this was the wine that helped forge Penfolds reputation with red wine drinkers by combining the structure of cabernet sauvignon with the richness of shiraz. Bin 389 also exemplifies the judicious balance of fruit and oak. VINTAGE CONDITIONS: Autumn and early winter rainfall were above the long-term average. Rain stopped abruptly in early August with only light showers observed t