1990 Penfolds Bin 389

Community Tasting Notes (32) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  4/8/2023 - fizz wrote:

  Cellared since release. Level into the neck.
  Cork - broke on extraction. Would have been fine with an Ah-so.
  Deep garnet, with minimal bricking. Dark fruit, tobacco, leather, choc-mint. Medium weighted palate, with a mature richness. Lifted, spice note, desiccated coconut, seamless oak. Integrated tannins offer good structure in the background. This bottle was a treat.

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  3/31/2022 - Marcel NZ Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Decanted 1 hour prior - strong blackberry nose. Totally smooth palate with soft tannins but great length -, was falling a little a few hours later so decant and drink soon after - not dead but no need to further cellar

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  1/23/2021 - drjb Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This opened very well with a rich crimson red robe of colour and a nose of rich blackcurrant and blackberry fruit with touches of mint and tobacco. The palate has masses of fresh black fruits leading into a combination of fine tannins, tobacco and vanilla oak that is quite distinctively Penfolds. A very tempting and interesting glass of wine in an old fashioned South Australian style. The vigour of the fruit was quite remarkable.

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  12/24/2018 - MuzzaTing Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Great seal, Decanted for an hour, Massive nose of chocolate, mushroom, still a big wine but lovely structure and balance very long deep fruit, cassis, tobacco, truffle second to last bottle, perfect now but no rush to 2023

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  10/8/2018 - LindsayM Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Colour brick red colour , impenetrable density slight bricking on the edge , cork had minimal penetration 15/15
  Nose good intensity ,unmistakably Penfold nose super complexity mushroom chocolate wild raspberry, mint coffee tobacco liquorice oaky spice coconut perfume 28/30
  Palate super intense and follows on from the nose
  Rich smooth chocolate liquice,dark fruits long luxurious finish , still good tannins and acidity 42/44
  Overall always a treat to drink mature Penfolds wines this wine showing more Cabernet flavours than Shiraz , just goes to show what a great year 1990 was 10/11

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