Penfolds, Bin 60A Cabernet Shiraz other_regions_italy this is an excellent wine

this is an excellent wine with outstanding development potential as it has the density to eventually absorb the prominent oak treatment but it’s enough to be annoyingly intrusive today

Produced from a blend of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc

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and while it should deliver plenty of upfront appeal

Drink now-2020+ Tasted December 2008

Penfolds, Bin 60A Cabernet Shiraz other_regions_italy this is an excellent wineThe release of the 2004 Bin 60A following the epic 1962 Bin 60A is old news now, but the wine was looking very fine indeed when I tasted it so I thought Id add a note. Blended of 56% Coonawarra Cabernet from Block 20 and 44% Barossa Shiraz from Koonunga Hill Block 56G and Kalimna Blocks 4 and 14, the wine was matured in 100% new American oak hogsheads for 13 months. Very deep purple black in color, it offers restrained notes of game, smoked meat,