Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2019 Holiday by NIGO

Give no ordinary gift this festive season with the Holiday Collection by NIGO. A limited release to mark 180 years of innovative winemaking at Penfolds.

NIGO, Penfolds first Creative Partner, has designed this collectible festive red gift box to accompany Bin 389, our esteemed Cabernet Shiraz. The distinct personality of Bin 389 showcases the benefits of cross-varietal and multi-regional blending, with complex aromatics, palate richness and decades of cellaring capability.

TASTING NOTES

COLOUR

Darkened deep red.

NOSE

Ample self-standing fruits already beginning to yield to other vinous intent.. Cola, grated chocolate and cappuccino dust bind with juniper and spices. A flash of brown sugar and liquorice – not quite in the Marsala spectrum – instead, brandy impressions replaced by blood orange-rind. Oak somewhat partially hidden, yet faint scents of cedar and graphite lobby for further bottle maturation.Unabashed (Baby Grange) complexities.

PALATE

Instantly fresh and fleshy. Some overt single-varietal cabernet and shiraz fruits still sit separate …time will unite.. Expected liquorice, stewed plum and blackcurrant, with dark chocolate and mocha in the background. Savoury and salivating – mouth-watering, succulent acidity. This acidity interplays with integrated tannins – coating the mouth and adding length.. Yes, impressive length, with concentration, and a mandatory Bin 389 ‘sweet’ core; oak completely absorbed. Polished and refined.