CRITIC REVIEWS
Joe Czerwinski
A blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon and 47% Shiraz, the 2019 Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz was sourced from Padthaway, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Wrattonbully and Barossa Valley and aged a year in American oak hogsheads (25% new). Some cool, mentholated notes lead the way, closely followed by cassis and blackberries, then hints of vanilla and cedar on the finish. It's medium to full-bodied, and generally pretty silky in feel, with a gentle dusting of drying tannins.
JancisRobinson.com
Smells like peonies, hot summer midnight, after the rain, and the first candy note on this vertical of Bin 389s. The first wine to show a slightly childish naivety (not in a bad way, just a young way). Gauche tannins, strong, muscled, beautifully sculpted, but still haven't found their way of moving, not quite yet coordinated. Dark-blue fruit. Liquorice and fennel and anise. Great concentration, complexity and potency but it feels far from ready to drink. (TC)