Lolely intenselifted blackcurrant, blackberry, mocha cedarwood aromas with light sage / herb garden notes. Inky, deep, generous, and compact with fresh blackcurrant blackberry, mulberry, red cherry fruits, plentiful fine grained tannins, and underlying savoury oak. Finishes juicy firm with an attractive fine tannin plume. Has the substance, tannin quality and the balance to age for the long term. A beautiful, expressive Bin 128vintage showing the class of terra-rossa vineyardsand the thumbprint of the Penfolds house style.
Goes great with braised beef, cheese, chicken, duck, grilled meats, roasted leg of lamb.
With each vintage release the cool-climate Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz provides an interesting counterpoint to the more opulent and richly concentrated warm climate Bin 28 Shiraz. Bin 128 comprises fruit sourced from the unique terra rossa soils of Coonawarra, a region that exemplifies the perfume, transparency and seductive nature of cool-climate red table wines. Coonawarra has remained the source of shiraz fruit for Bin 128 since the inaugural release of the 1962 vintage. In order to further enhance the regional qualities of Bin 128, the wine is matured in a mixture of new and seasoned French oak hogsheads, élevage that was refined during the 1980’s when the transition was made from American to French oak
AWARDS
95 points - Andrew Caillard MW
95 points - Tyson Stelzer
95 points - James Halliday
95 points - Huon Hooke
93 points - David Sly - Decanter
Penfolds Wine, Bin 128 - Coonawarra Shiraz
Wine style: Red wine
Country: Australia
Region: Coonawarra
Year: 2019
Blend: Shiraz
Alcohol: 14,5%
Flavour notes: Mulberry, blackberry, longanberry. Red fruits – cranberry, pomegranate, raspberry pips
Food pairing: Barbeque.Braised beef.Burgers.Grilled meats.Leg of Lamb.Cheese
Maturation: 12 Months In French Oak Hogsheads (24% New, 33% 1-Y.O., 43% 2-Y.O.)
Cellaring potential: Peak drinking from 2023-2039
