Penfolds

Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2014

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  Vintage 2014
  96 points Halliday Wine Companion

...In a word: yes. It''s a complete wine. It''s drenched in fruit and groans with tannin. It lays dark-but-powdery chocolate notes over blackcurrant, soy, mint and plum. There''s a leafiness, almost a spiciness, but it''s gentle, it''s seamless. It''s powerful but neat; it''s silk wrapped around an anvil. No fuss. No hesitation. This release sees Penfolds Bin 389 in top form.

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  Vintage 2014
  96 points Halliday Wine Companion

First made in '60, and for long called First made in '60, and for long called ?poor man's Grange', a strange name for a $90 wine. It's always been a varietal and regional blend, once matured in hand-me-down Grange barrels, but no longer. There is much conjecture about the amount of Dom Perignon made each year, and the same is true of this wine. A bottle number could cause embarrassment. It's seriously good, its palate of black fruits, licorice, oak and earth held tight by tannins as only Penfolds can make.poor man's Grange', a strange name for a $90 wine. It's always been a varietal and regional blend, once matured in hand-me-down Grange barrels, but no longer. There is much conjecture about the amount of Dom Perignon made each year, and the same is true of this wine. A bottle number could cause embarrassment. It's seriously good, its palate of black fruits, licorice, oak and earth held tight by tannins as only Penfolds can make.