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Wine Description
The Story
Bin 389 is often referred to as ‘Poor Man’s Grange’ or ‘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 to build Penfolds solid reputation with red wine drinkers.
Combining the structure of Cabernet with the richness of Shiraz, Bin 389 also exemplifies Penfolds skill in judiciously ...
Vintage 1986
Australia / Barossa: A very dry year with below-average rainfall and a warm vintage, once again without rain, provided ideal conditions for ripening and achieving good Baumés, although this was recorded as a very bad year for powdery mildew. The vintage conditions yielded rich and generous red wines. Highlights: Government-regulated grape prices were abolished, and a base price of $190/ton for all varieties was established for dry-grown land (...
