Penfolds Bin389 Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz 2006 |
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| $64.99 OR $701.89 IN A DOZEN | |
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Bright, deep red, with an impenatrable core. A complex amalgam of fresh mulberry/blueberry/blackberry fruits laced with soy and malt, and slices of fresh fig and dates. A later residual whiff of panjuice, rosemary and sage. Ripe, yet not overripe with stylish oak. Textbook structure: tannin, acidity, balance. Upfront, cabernet and shiraz intertwine for collective attention, a sweet middle meshed with tea-leaf/olive tapenade flavours. Rounded, ripe and lush tannins and intergrated spicy oak usher a finish bereft of any round edges. Focussed, polished, brooding, inky. No doubt its best lies ahead. "Floats out of the glass - cabernet/shiraz as one, with grange aromatics and persistence." Major components were sourced from the Barossa Valley and Langhorne Creek, with parcels from Coonawarra and McLaren Vale. 2006 was a relatively early vintage, with low rainfall and warm weather contributing to an early budburst and flowering. Mild to warm weather throughout summer helped the fruit to mature well and assisting rains prior to harvest allowed fruit to ripen well with good varietal character. The ratio of fruit for this beauty is 52% cabernet sauvignon and 48% shiraz. The wine was matured for 12 months in 22% new American oak hogsheads, with the balance in older American oak. Still a little short of its drinking range, so we recommend that when you buy this that perhaps it be put down for a rest. Otherwise start drinking from 2010 through to 2035. Recommened food is Argentinean style beef. |
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