3/22/24, 4:56 PM - Hutch, nearly thirteen years later, this beauty was still intact. Check out our recent review. Yum!!!
12/26/23, 11:31 AM - Thanks for the great story, and glad to know this is holding up perfectly well... We have one '09 in the cellar. Enjoyed the '10 & '14 with James Sichel at a tasting event at Meadowbrook in Detroit (his & my pic w the '14 is on that vintages CT page.)So cool w mom too. We did the same with a 10 year old Penfolds Bin 389 for my mom's bday. As a 4 buck Chuck Girl, she opened her eyes and raised her eyebrows to what a really good wine can be, with that decade bottle. So much fun expanding loved one's understanding of what's good.Happy Holidays.
1/24/23, 5:32 PM - So glad to read this is holding up so well, RICE2002!Grabbed one many years back, and has been sitting in our cellar since, to share with some friends who were married in '99...Can't wait!Likely this year, we guess. Yum!
11/10/23, 6:23 PM - Just poured and reviewed ours. Lovely vin indeed! Reviews like yours help us to know what to buy and/or when to crack. Thanks!
10/1/23, 7:28 PM - BergerKing, we too like Migration,... and Bin 389, Bionic Frog, 8 Years in The Desert, Cornerstone. Seems like we have, perhaps, some similar palates. Although regular and recent Caymus we have found lacking, and Austin hope is a little bit in that realm...We wrote 10 paragraphs on the 2014 Caymus. Thibodaux, eh? Thank you for Eric Andolsek. RIP.
8/28/23, 4:13 PM - I'm sorry, I just have to ask... you write, to you "it doesn't get any better than this" but then you score two reds higher... What gives? Maybe timing? I didn't look at note dates...
8/28/23, 7:20 PM - Color me shallow. When I check out good folks on CT, I look through notes and list them by score. So, when I checked on your tasting notes, I sorted by rating or score and then highest first. You gave two 98s out:To 2009 Del Dotto Cabernet Sauvignon Connoiseur's Series Colbert French Oak Vineyard 887 St. Helena AND to 2013 Del Dotto Cabernet Sauvignon American Oak Carved & Grooved Alain Fouquet Vineyard 887 Family Reserve St. Helena. But, yup, both were years later after this beauty. That explains it. And YES, timing IS everything. If you care to, check out our Bin 707 reviews, in which, yessir, timing was huge.Be well.Noroc!
8/28/23, 4:11 PM - Just don't tell the wife what you paid for it, LOVE IT!!! Or the ancient Hot Rod parts, or the Breitling, or the two week cruise, or........ Name it!!!
7/3/23, 8:14 AM - Thanks for the heads up, we have two as well. Maybe drop one this Summer w steaks on the grill... Noroc!
5/31/23, 5:03 PM - Ha! No excuse. Love it...We hold our 389 in the cellar till it hits a decade. We're just cracking our last '13s and after, we'll bring up the 2014 case into the cooler. The comment that you've left simply reinforces the fact that 5 years in is just too young for these beauties.Yup, give'm ten.. Noroc!
5/31/23, 4:57 PM - Great description, thanks for sharing! We hold our 389 in the cellar till it's a decade bottle. We're just cracking our last '13s and after, we'll bring up the 2014 case into the cooler. The comments that you've left simply reinforce the fact that 5 years in is just too young for these beauties.
5/22/23, 6:34 PM - Glad to hear this is still holding up. Thanks. Perhaps we'll crack ours this year...Noroc!
5/21/23, 12:30 PM - Sounds delightful. I just saw it for $47.00 so I'll grab a couple...
5/16/23, 5:26 AM - Penfolds Bin 707... Ahhh, vinous perfection!
5/16/23, 6:08 AM - We enjoyed our '01s in '14 & '18... You may have seen our reviews... 98 & 95 pts, respectively. We STILL talk about that 2014 bottle...Don't feel like splurging for the bottle these days, but wow what a wine!Noroc!
4/2/23, 5:38 AM - Hey MVandE21, great note. We just cellared a case of the 2019s. Hope it rocks like your '13. Like you said, if we're around in six to a decade, we'll be blessed to find out! Be well.Noroc!
3/25/23, 4:12 AM - Good day, did you see Lettie Teague's WSJ On Wine article today? All on Kosher wines, this beauty was mentioned. Check it out. Best to you.
3/9/23, 7:06 PM - CabLover, saw your 97 pointer this month. OK, we'll try our second bottle. Thanks!Hope we can find good grapes this time of year and that gorgeous Stilton cheese in our photo...
2/18/23, 8:44 PM - PatProvost, love your note, and we even scored ours a little higher for the 2014 vintage (and wrote about it on CT)... You mention "will buy again" but gosh, these rare beauties are hard to find, and have nearly doubled in price since we bought our '14s a couple years back. Enjoy if you have more! YUM!
2/15/23, 4:55 PM - Hey Michigan Dogs, I just bought part of a cellar and put 2 of these into mine!These 2 reviews are amazingly high, but they're from 2017. Hopefully the juice has held up well.
12/19/22, 4:04 PM - I thought you were reviewing Caymus!
10/14/22, 4:03 PM - Vivino right now has this for $25 and I got 6 based on your review. Thanks!
10/14/22, 4:03 PM - Vivino right now has this for $25 and I got 6 based on your review. Thanks
9/6/22, 7:07 PM - Edeon, $41.25 per on Vivino at Yannis right now... Case, w 10% discount price...We got 12 at this price. A steal here.These beauties need a decade down, we're drinking our 11s & 12 Bin 389s now. Hit at 94+/- points at that age. Awesome!!!Noroc!
8/28/22, 6:48 AM - Sounds 100% yum. When you say "...back in the chiller..." do you mean you put it back in a wine fridge, uncorked? Or did you vacum-vin, or how did you set set that up?Thanks.
8/7/22, 7:28 PM - Thanks for warning us off, KJ.
8/3/22, 9:13 AM - The fact that people will pay $90 for Caymus before $40 for this beauty, is stunning & ridiculous. But, like you say, more for the R E S T of us. Let the lovers feast!Noroc!
7/31/22, 4:43 AM - Well, CincyBT, that's probably better than "minor sons" drinking it... lol...Enjoy!
7/4/22, 12:06 PM - Ahhh, ROTE, what you missed in your brilliant vocals about this decade-beauty vin, it it's all played through the best, high end, A/D/S system ever plugged in. As long as it's racked at least a decade, we hear instruments with Bin 389, not speakers, in its vanilla oak purity.And loudly. The instrumentality hammers through Black Sabbath's Heaven & Hell, while the acid backbone vibrates like the bass notes supporting the exemplary composition, in that heavy metal piece.Listen, Taste,andEnjoy.Noroc!
6/19/22, 7:11 AM - Ah yes, big, bold, buttery reds; like our CT handle says, we especially love Penfolds Aussie broad shouldered Bin 389 as a go to... Give it a decade before cracking, and the rewards of patience are many and rich.We have a '07 Velvet Glove in our racks, and look forward to that beauty, maybe even this year!Great comments, CT friends.Noroc!
6/20/22, 3:58 AM - OK, we'll hop on a puddle jumper and land in Kyoto, and be on our way! Really love to hear, whether that '93 is still fresh, after nearly 30 Big Ones.We put birth-year 389s down for our boy's 21st, the closest still a decade away, hoping they hold up for that long...Be well. Enjoy those old grapes!!!Noroc.
6/15/22, 4:31 PM - What a GREAT NOTE, loved reading it. Hopefully some sleepy hedonistic pagan peeps read our notes and enjoy as well!Not Divine, but inspired by Truth indeed. It spoke to us in a voice not sweet, and we heard no shuffle of Angel's feet.A ton of sediment in this Fig Tree vin. 88-89 for we sheep.
5/14/22, 1:03 PM - Celebrating 20 years tonight, glad to hear this beauty is holding up!!! So looking forward to it!Noroc!
4/3/22, 7:58 PM - Thanks for protecting us at tonight's restaurant. We'll pass on this Swill... LOL
2/18/22, 1:51 PM - Wow, wonderful Valentine's! Should have posted a photo with that invitingly descriptive meal!!! Thanks for the TN.This is a favorite steak wine, with its life, girth and heaviness.Enjoy.
2/15/22, 7:07 PM - Iceman, this must have been a dud bottle. This is grand juice. We've cracked one of our '12 Melchors, in our cellar since Sept 2017... Every 15 minutes it opened more, expressed more, offered more. We should have decanted and aerated for three hours. It was outstanding. To us this is a 93 pointer... Come on by when we crack our second of 6, we'll see if it persuades you! You're a ways away (LOL) but maybe the Ambassador Bridge from Windsor here will be open by then...Be well.
2/7/22, 6:06 PM - Snoot, what a great TN. Thanks for the contribution to CT. You are absolutely correct that Bin 389 is a lay down wine. We don't touch ours for a decade. We just pulled some 2012 up from the cellar, cuz it's just too good to wait any longer. Do yourself a favor, and find some aged. Or, if you've got the patience, put some down for ten.Enjoy, and keep writing!!!Be well.
2/12/22, 7:04 AM - The Migration Pinot's from Duckhorn are very well put together and drink larger than a typical Pinot. We have a Center of Effort we might crack this weekend. It has great reviews, but we've never had it...Chicago, eh? Go to BINNY'S and try the Moschioni Schioppettino (if you care to, see our review of the '08)... How we wish we were in the Windy City to grab more...As to the Penfolds, like our handle indicates, the Bin 707 for us was drinking heavenly juice, created by the Soil God for our palate and noses...We got 4 Bin 149's recently, those are Cali and Aussie fruit. 2018, so we'll let ya know how they are in 6-10 years, (or our kids will)...Be well!
12/20/21, 4:23 AM - Love the TN. The flavor is good, despite lack of place or varietal. No sophistication or complexity to speak of... But somehow yet still enjoyable. Not a bad $22-$24 bottle. Since it's somehow $70+/- we'll enjoy it as a gift or at a party. Too many better bottles available (in our own cellar) for far less...
11/3/21, 5:33 PM - A celebration bottle after a long Bahamas weekend, ohhhh, life's so tuf! LOL!!! ENJOY!!! Good for you. Good review. Yes, a lot of sediment indeed. Anyway, your home page says Cali vins, and suggestions...Here you go...Try:Gundlach Bundshu;Juslyn Vineyard Select;And Palmaz GastonCali beverages, all. You're welcome! LOLNoroc
10/21/21, 3:39 PM - Glad to hear it's holding up. A very versatile vin ineed.
10/14/21, 11:41 AM - Our FAV steak wine indeed! Thanks for sharing!
10/6/21, 5:42 PM - Great note, MCrawford of Wooster!!! We're in the Motor City, just a few 9 irons (ha) NW of you... Perhaps some day our peeps & your peeps'll break bread & crack 10 year old Bin 389s together as well... Your thought of holding 389 is SPOT ON and we're drinking our 11s and 12s now. A decade is when this regularly excellent vin really hits its stride! Keep on keep'n on! We're gonna go read more of your notes, looks like you've got just a few here on CT! LOL! Glad we saw this.Be well!!!
10/3/21, 9:59 AM - Russocaster, we took your advice and let it settle... Today it's no higher to us than the 90 you gave it back in '17, but it is smooth and tasty. Your note was spot on! We had it w stuffed peppers and home baked bread (and left pics too). Yum.
5/21/21, 5:55 PM - No doubt a superb vin!!! If you have not yet tried Bin 707, do so... At 15 years, it is beyond magical!Ever read about their 1962 Bin60A.?. There's one we wish we could get our hands on...Bin 389 was our gateway entry to fine wine.Enjoy & be well!!!
9/29/21, 8:53 AM - Wow, SRH, those are some amazing Bin 389 scores in the article you shared. Thanks for doing so! Keep posting, CT friend!
9/27/21, 1:52 PM - Is this from the 8 pack gift set for sale a few years back? If so, and if you've cracked others from said pack, what's the trend? Anything more to add along with "getting better with time?"Always, thanks for contributing!Saluti
9/25/21, 5:12 AM - Pinot Peter, congrats on being mentioned in Lettie Teague's WSJ On Wine column this weekend. She exactly agreed with your review of this vin - so much so she re-published your review in the WSJ today. Too cool. Now we're going to have to go grab a bottle or two of this 2013!!! Keep it up!Saluti
9/13/21, 4:56 PM - Great comments folks, sorry we didn't chime in earlier. As soon as we saw the governor's name, it clued us in; as we mention on our CT profile page, we're in Michigan as well and love connecting with cool vin drinkers! Stories, travel, bottles and memories all flow together like decades-long friends! As far as this beverage goes, we grabbed a couple bottles from Vivino at about the $90 price range as well.For that price we're expecting it to be even more complex and bigger than Penfolds 389. We'll see...We were thinking of holding them for much longer, but with these recent CT scores this Summer, maybe it really is in a good spot now.Cheers! Hope to meet and share beverages some day!Noroc
9/2/21, 8:55 PM - Right on, we don't even look at Bin 389 for a decade. These we thought we'd hold for at least ten... Thanks for the reassurance!Noroc!
9/3/21, 5:53 AM - Come on now, it's NOT that! You're just anxious to get to some more of your REALLY GOOD stuff!!!!!! As you are fully aware, however, said stuff has its own plans for its development, and those ole grapes aren't on OUR timeline, they have their own... So, "sir, step away from that bottle in the cellar" and just, simply... grab another... Enjoy!Lite, let's compare notes on these 149s at the end of the decade... Maybe at the same table while we often winter in Casa Grande, or maybe y'all want to get out of 116° in August...Our next expected wow Penfolds is a Bin 60A to crack at 20, in 2024, for some anniversaries... The other one we have, we'll save for the kids college LOL!!!Noroc
9/2/21, 8:52 PM - Glad to hear the bottle's holding up. We have one which we targeted for a next-Spring 2004 anniversary event... Thanks!
8/21/21, 11:20 AM - Great stuff MJP & Bsumoba. On 5/20/2018 we left TN for the 2008 Opus One; uninspired it was... CSimm is indeed a great oenophile writer, check out some of our vinified notes, if you can't sleep one night. We're gonna check out more of both of your scribing...Noroc!
8/5/21, 6:42 PM - Think it's good now? Imagine it in a decade! This is a 10 year racker, for sure!!!
8/5/21, 9:35 PM - We got a cellar of 12s and random others from 11 to 14... Come on by for a try!!! At a decade, this beautiful 389 juice just begins to show its worth!Be well!
7/24/21, 9:58 PM - Another great review! Thanks for sharing. The follow up comments are terrific assistance as well. This for us WANTED to be more impactful, more memorable, but something was holding it back. Still really good juice, but it seemed to be poised for an epic 93+ yet never got there for us... We'll try the next one in many years to see if it smooths out and into that AMAZING world (and score). Be well.
7/25/21, 6:32 AM - Cab, thanks, you say that yet you noted you really enjoyed your '10 in 2021... Maybe we're just novice (yup) but we set up these beauties in reference to our Penfolds-love. Bin 389 we don't touch for pertineer a decade. Even Bin 707 Cabernet racks over 15 years for us. And these Hartwells are taking $199.99 per on Vivino today.This juice is as well or better built than 389, the punt is deep, bottle heavy, scores high, and all the drinking windows on CT, vintage after vintage, seem to be 6-15 years...So, yeah, we'll keep our other two-vivino-bought 2013 beverages (for $63 each) for another year or more each, just to see...Maybe you'll come on by in 2023 and try it at a decade!!!We're really looking forward to seeing where these go!Thanks! Love this site and all the conversations.Noroc.
7/25/21, 7:49 AM - And hope you dig the pics we added, w our grapes & Stilton cheese, and w our corkboard...BTW we also pulled the trigger on those Sterling Iridium bottles for $90 with Viv when we got this Hartwell juice... Enjoy, all!Noroc.
3/17/21, 7:32 PM - Thanks! Great to hear this is holding up so well. We may join you soon in cracking this 20 YO beauty.
3/6/21, 4:37 PM - Great comments, folks! While we missed the tasting, and have nothing to offer on Bin 149- yet, we were introduced to these wines by an email invite and immediately went searching for them. We put 6 bottles of Bin 149 on order, which we're hoping to see next week. With something as "starter" as Penfolds' 389 not being touched by us for a decade, we would think something like this 149 would be glorious after, say, 15+/- years...Who knows if we'll be alive that long, but we'll leave them in the cellar for a while... Maybe the kids'll crack em...Anyway, two bottles of Bin 60A await, and will hit 20 years soon, so... Those first!!! Enjoy your Penfolds! Patience has its rewards! Noroc!
3/8/21, 4:41 PM - NO, Coravin a glass and let it air... That's what we'd do... Well,... realistically, guess we'd just crack the older ones already well simmered in the racks...Enjoy!!!
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