Penfolds, Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz, South Australia

fun Australian red. Drank it over 2 nights immediately after delivery so take any negatives with a possible travel shock grain of salt. Really dark wine with a nose really opened up over the 2 days with berry notes. The texture on day 1 was perfection - silky and long lasting, but the flavors muted. On day 2 we lost a bit of the texture and the bitterness from the oak really came forward. I’m pumped to try my second …

2000 vintage

Deep ruby in the glass. Clean and pronounced. Intensely sweet aromatics of ripe plum, strawberry jam, and heavy vanilla. The wine is full-bodied and round, with moderate, well-integrated tannins. It shows excellent balance between the ripe fruit and the sweetness of the American oak. The finish is long and persistent. Highly approachable and well-balanced, though it lacks the ultimate depth found in the top-tier bins.

2023 vintage

Inky purple black. All primary fruit, dark plums and black cherrys, cassis and blackberry with hints of Cabernet leaf, all soaked in American Oak. The oak dominates for now with sweetness, vanilla & coconut in overdrive. Shiraz is domanating the Cabernet even though it's almost even parts but over time this will change. This is far far too young but was curious to see how it drank over a couple of days, it never really changed. Revisit in 10 years.

2023 vintage

A very sweet undertones, keeps going. Fine length, sound balance, certainly quite heavy and sweet - very much the genre. #TheLavery#London#PeterGago

2023 vintage

Penfolds Bin 389 (My place, Burwood) : Meaty, oxidised, caramel, saovury, mushroom, earthy, red berried fruit, sweet spice, biscuit, gets more beefy with time. Richer than the first tow wines in the bracket, again it's very meaty with fresh berries, mushrooms and umami notes, silky but drying tannins persists long, fruit a bit more with time. Woof. Pretty impressive.

2000 vintage

Despite a very slight port taint when first opened, the wine opened up in the bottle over an hour or so. Full bodied with smooth rounded oak, strong dark fruits making this a great reflection of the strong 2000 vintage. Wile this will last a few years, I'm not holding any another decade.

2000 vintage

Good, I really did not expect this to be as good. It is over its peak, but very drinkable.

2000 vintage

Deep garnet in color; cassis, black cherries, and green peppercorns on the nose; medium plus acidity; high tannins; tastes like eucalyptus, prunes, and crushed gravel with a long finish.

2000 vintage

Deep garnet in color; raisins, blackberries, and oak on the nose; medium minus acidity; medium tannins; tastes like black cherries, molasses, and a hint of chocolate with a long finish. Probably a little past prime, but still tasty. Jason says it's ok.

2000 vintage

Opened and poured - dark and cense - mature and smooth, with cherry and cherry notes, Fairly broad and lush, but lacking some energy and pizazz. From its younger precocious years, this has mellowed nicely and still offers a level of quality and enjoyment.

2000 vintage

Spectacular

2000 vintage

The previous bottle had faded, but this one was up to old standards - see 11/28/2008. No more in the cellar now, so it was good to end on a high note.

2000 vintage

I should have drunk the last two bottles 10 years ago! Still hints of its former excellence (see 11/28/08), but acidity predominates. I enjoyed it, nevertheless.

2000 vintage

Outstanding wine. So smooth. Years left in it. Full tannins but not stringent. Love this classic icon wine.

2000 vintage

Experienced something very different than the last five reports on this: the wine was very fresh with good tone and youthful fruit character. We had it after a disappointing 95 and remarked on how one would think there were more like ten years difference between the two vs. just five.

2000 vintage

Past it, will not get any better on the downhill run

2000 vintage

NobleRottersSydney - Stephen's Penfolds Bin 389 1998-07 (360 Bar & Dining, Sydney) : {cork, 13.5%} (Stephen) This was a touch musty at first; I worried about the cork. It never got worse, although the wine never entirely lost a slightly fungal character. The palate is diffuse and loose, a bit anonymously-flavoured in a generic red-wine way, with little tannin, some acid, but overall a fairly short, if dry finish. Just medium-bodied, no more. This may have benefited fruit-wise from the …

2000 vintage

12th Anniversary wine, from a case bought at our wedding. Bricking and medium bodied, showing heavy cedar and dusty notes. Some fruit core remaining, but has turned rusty and brambly, with twigs, underbrush and tart cherry. Acids holding this up. Solid still at 15 years out!

2000 vintage

A gift, so don't know the cellaring provenance. In short though, this bottle was past its best., as it shows distinct mouldy aromas on top of sweet cassis, spice and tobacco. On the palate, it is showing its age more, with cedar oak, chocolate, brambles and sour dark fruits. There is still a core of decent fruit here, but the balance has shifted. May have been this bottle though; while the ullage was acceptable, there was a touch of leakage …

2000 vintage

Showing signs of age. Drink now.

2000 vintage

- Garnet color. It's in total harmony and has flavours of black pepper, fig and chocolate with a medium/full body. Silky texture with a long finish - Superb. Cellaring made a huge difference.

2000 vintage

In perfect balance tonight. This is going to be great with my grilled NY strip.

2000 vintage

Absolutely fantastic!

2000 vintage

Aged great, but not my favorite vintage of this classic

2000 vintage

Opened as a pre-anniversary bottle before our trip. This is holding on, yet the vibrant fruit of it's youth has faded. What is left is pleasant table wine - predominantly red cherry driven. There's some drying tannin, on a medium body showing red and black cherry, with some leather and dust.

2000 vintage

Great nose and flavors. Some black fruit and leather/game. Neither Cab nor Shiraz dominates. Good balance of fruit and acidity have made this wine stand the test of time.

2000 vintage

9th Anniversary bottle, of our wedding wine. PnP, very dark red to purple. Rust, dust and must on the nose, with prune and very dark berries. Neutral, fruit has faded to a dense cloak of bitter tannin, with leather, and slight tartness. Interesting combinations via a vis its youth. Decent and heavily into secondary nuance and personality.

2000 vintage

Still has a lot of life left, hardly showing any age at all.

2000 vintage

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Penfolds, Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz, South Australia

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