Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Sauvignon-Shiraz

Color: Deep red Nose:  Much more than a first-wave impression of blackcurrant/cassis cabernet-driven aromatics…• A second of chive, mustard spice, beeswax, lemon/honey tea and thyme flowers.• A third of cherry-wood, sarsaparilla, aniseed.• A fourth of wet cold steel and a wet peppercorn tree.… all four unlocked, unraveled and liberated via time and air.Palate:  Full and rich. A custom-fitted generous mid-palate – mandated for this marque. Flavors of a platter of charcuterie meats, pastrami dominating.Also vying for taste and textural attention – pomegranate, cranberry, Madagascan vanilla pod, liquorice straps.This wine’s youthful profile tempered by softened and even tannins – from start to finish. And the judicious use of new oak. Bin 389 is 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.