Penfolds Bin 389 2013

Bin 389 is often referred to as ‘Poor Man’s Grange’ or ‘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 to build Penfolds solid reputation with red wine drinkers. 

A first impression of dark fruits and chocolate, splashed by spices – cinnamon, vanillin
pod, cola. Then, a transient umami dabble – via cues of Worcestershire sauce/smoked Barossa bacon/beef cube. To follow, a bruléed lift mirrored by scents of toasted brioche, soaked oats. Intriguingly different, yet still Bin 389, albeit young/evolving at this perusal at an early stage. Juicy, succulent tannins engulf, alongside oak – adding volume, density. Mouth-coating in every sense. Long and lingering.

Peak drinking 2018-2035