Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2004
Penfolds-Bin-389-Cabernet-Shiraz-2004

Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2004

Sale price$162.95
Langhorne Creek, Bordertown & Padthaway, South Australia, Australia

Style: Red Wine

Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon (53%), Shiraz (47%)

Closure: Cork

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Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2004

Camberwell

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Burke Road
Camberwell VIC 3124
Australia

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Producer: Penfolds

Country: Australia

Region: Multi Regional SA

Vintage: 2004

Critic Score: 95 and ★★★★★

Alcohol: 14.5%

Size: 750 ml

Drink by: 2040


It is hard to imagine a finer version of 389 than this 2004. A stunning example - Matthew Jukes

Penfolds Rewards of Patience tasting panel 2021 - 5/5 rating 
Matthew Jukes Top 100 Australian Wines of 2008

Penfolds 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. First made in 1960 by the legendary Max Schubert, this was the wine that helped forge Penfolds reputation with red wine drinkers by combining the structure of cabernet sauvignon with the richness of shiraz. It is named after its original binning compartment at Magill cellars. 

"Sweet ripe blackberry blueberry nose; superb. Great flavour and concentration, deep and long, profound wine. Very intense and lushly fruited. Supple, gentle tannins; softer than usual. Lovely wine."  Huon Hooke

The 2004 Bin 389 is a blend of 53% cabernet sauvignon and 47% shiraz from premium vineyards in Langhorne Creek, Bordertown and Padthaway. The wine was matured for 13 months in a combination of new, one year old and older American oak.

"Medium-deep crimson. Fresh dark cherry/kirsch, blackcurrant and mocha aromas with graphite notes. Inky and seductive with smooth and sweet dark cherry and cassis flavours, fine satin-like textures, superb inky complexity and espresso oak notes. Finishes firm. A classic Bin 389 year with superb vinosity and maturation characters. Drinking well, but will improve with time. Peak drinking to 2040.

Wine region map of South Australia

South Australia

South Australian is responsible for more than half the production of all Australian wine. It is home to more than 900 wineries across 18 wine regions. The regions are Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains, Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Coonawarra, Currency Creek, Eden Valley, Kangaroo Island, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale, Mount Benson, Mount Gambier, Padthaway, Riverland, Robe, Southern Fleurieu, Southern Flinders Ranges and Wrattonbully.

Many of the well-known names in the South Australian wine industry established their first vineyards in the late 1830s and early 1840s. The first vines in McLaren Vale were planted at Reynella in 1839 and Penfold's established Magill Estate on the outskirts of Adelaide in 1844.

South Australia has a vast diversity in geography and climate which allows the State to be able to produce a range of grape varieties - from cool climate Riesling in the Clare and Eden Vallies to the big, full bodied Shiraz wines of the Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. Two of Australia's best-known wines, Penfolds Grange and Henschke Hill of Grace, are produced here. There is much to discover in South Australia for the wine lover.