Penfolds Cabernet Shiraz Bin 389 2018 Bottle:12 Mendoza sun and Bordeaux elegance

Mendoza sun and Bordeaux elegance and subtleness

cane sugar and ripe local guavaberries

Thirty percent of the wine is aged in French oak barrels and additionally in bottles before release

with silky texture

persistent foam and tiny bubbles

Penfolds Cabernet Shiraz Bin 389 2018 Bottle:12 Mendoza sun and Bordeaux eleganceDeep dense magenta. The very first impression? Instantly Penfolds. Some barrel ferment nuances perhaps? A formic lift, V. A., regressive oak? Maybe all listed are guilty partners! Higher notes reveal custard tart and brle, courting meaty pan scrapings juices. Yet beneath, a darker edge black pudding, sweetbread, asphalt. Moreover, not just an offal offering an aromatic veil of satsuma plum, fig and quince paste aromatics liberally sprinkled above!