【James Suckling 96 points】
【Wine Spectator 92 points】
【Robert Parker 91 points】
ZTAU004C - Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2018
$450/piece
Country: South Australia
Grape varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz/Syrah
Recommended drinking temperature: 18-20 degrees
Taste
In 2016, Bin389 was mixed with 51% Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Sauvignon and 49% Shiraz Ziraz with blackcurrant and blackberry flavors, as well as vanilla and cedar flavors. The wine is full-bodied and firmly maintains the style of Penfolds Penfolds. Even if it is not the most gorgeous product in Penfolds, she has the potential to age!
Wine Ark, Australia’s largest wine store, will publish a “Most Collectible Australian Wine” every 3 years. The list has become one of the important indicators of Australian wine collection. In the latest issue of the list (2016 edition), Benfu Bin 389 beat the Australian "wine king" Benfu Grange and became the first in the list. It is the most worthy Australian wine in the eyes of collectors. .
Why is Bin 389 so popular?
Among the 16 Wine Ark cellars across the country, Penfolds Bin 389 is the most popular wine among top collectors, demonstrating the wine collector’s affirmation of Bin 389’s long-term aging ability and collection value.
The first batch of Bin 389 was in 1960, when Penfold’s Grange was just released a few years ago, and Bin 389, which was positioned lower than Grange, was due to the use of wooden barrels used to make Grange, and Known as the "Gransh for the Poor".
Bin 389 has been highly appreciated by many wine critics since its inception. Today, it is still one of the most award-winning and cost-effective wines in Australian wine. Even more rare is that although it is only a mid-range wine with a price of $60, Bin 389 still has a strong aging potential.
In all the years of Bin 389, the scores in major wine critics and authoritative magazines are almost above 90 points, and the quality is extremely stable.
Australian Wine King-Penfolds
Penfolds Winery is located in Barossa Valley, South Australia. It is Australia's most famous and largest winery. It is considered a symbol of Australian wine, and some people call it a nobleman in the Australian wine industry.
The founder of Penfolds Winery is a young doctor from the United Kingdom-Christophe Rosen Penfolds. In 1844, when he was about to leave the UK and head to Australia, he obtained some of the vine vines in southern France at that time and took it to Adelaide in South Australia. In 1845, he planted these saplings in Magill, a suburb of Adelaide for brewing pharmaceutical wines, and cultivated grapes in the tradition of southern France. He built a small stone house in the center of the vineyard. Their couple called the small stone house Grange, which means farm in English. This is also the origin of the Grange series, the most famous wine in the future. In today's market, wine has become the target of many wine collectors competing for acquisition.
Penfold Winery has purchased a number of top vineyards in South Australia successively based on its accurate vision over the past 100 years as a stable source of mixed wine. From the Eden Valley on the east side of the Barossa Valley to the Coonawarra Valley on the southeast side of Australia, it can even be seen in the southern island of Tasmania Vineyard with "Penfolds" signature.
"From 1844, mellow and timeless" is a slogan that inherits the art of winemaking. It combines enthusiasm, responsibility, courage and patience. Nowadays, the inheritance of such art of winemaking is flourishing all over the world. For more than 170 years, Penfolds has given the winery countless honors for its excellent winemaking art, and these honors come from high-quality vineyards, superior winemaking resources and outstanding winemakers. Penfolds winemaking art has been inherited to this day and has become one of Australia's most respected wineries.
