Bin 389 2014 Penfolds

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (89)

A blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon and 47% Shiraz, the 2014 Cabernet / Shiraz Bin 389 sports a youthful, deep garnet-purple color. Its Cabernet component dominates the nose, bursting with cassis, menthol and violets with anise and mocha in the background. Rich, full, soft and velvety, the palate packs a punch and it finishes long and uncomplicated.

James Suckling (96)

This has some real poise and depth in the glass; it's inky dark and deeply colored. The fruits are in the boysenberry, blackberry, plum and blueberry spectrum, and there's plenty of black tea as well as hints of bergamot. It's wine with a wealth of oak-derived spices and a coal, smoky, savory edge. The palate's plush and ripe, opening out over fleshy dark-fruit flavors in a soft and charming mode. It then charges up with plenty of rich, ripe tannin and remains long and saturated through the finish. Balanced and rich, it's really satisfying, holding succulent and on point. Best from 2020 and for more than a decade after that. This is a great 389. A 53%/47% split in 2014: sourced from Barossa Valley, Wrattonbully, McLaren Vale and Coonawarra.

BOW (8)