1994 Penfolds Bin 389
Community Tasting Note
SINOPTICUS Likes this wine:
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 - Bottle brought to a dinner party by a guest 11 years previously, it ended up in the oddments section of the cellar. With the very same guest in attendance at a dinner party recently, decided it was appropriate and fun to open....
Cork broke in two. Carefully eased the rest of the cork out. It was still wine, with only a slight bouquet. Then decanted and it opened up magnificently. Fabulous bouquet, what a great wine! Quite like a really good Rhone from the Cote Rotie? Beginning to brown a bit at the edges, lovely structure, magnificent red fruits, cough sweets, no hint of oak, slight garrigue herbs. A real treat: my only bottle. If I did have more (a) I would be very happy, but (b) it is really ready to drink now, and I wouldn't want to keep it say another 5 years...... but strong proof that some of these wines really do benefit from ageing.
Served with a chicken casserole, assorted roast vegetables. the 389 went fantastically well with the dinner.
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Comment posted by winepeasant:
1/29/2019 1:24:00 AM - Thanks Sinopticus,
I found a pack of six in my cellar, but on opening my friends decided it was off! I am liking the second last bottle after 24 hours of decant. Could I ask your cellaring situation? Are you UK or Australia. My cellar is not temperature controlled. I have one more chance to unravel the puzzle of this wine.
David
Comment posted by SINOPTICUS:
1/31/2019 11:14:00 AM - Good cold cellar. Good luck with your last bottle.
Comment posted by WineGuyX:
2/3/2022 7:08:00 PM - Winepeasant, un-mechanically cooled cellars are fine for short-term cellaring of wine. In fact there are advantages (quicker evolution), but anything over 10 years is really going to be a gamble unless you live in a very cool climate.