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2019 Penfolds, Bin 149 Cabernet Sauvignon, Wine of the World
- Red
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Cabernet Sauvignon
Ready - youthful
- Jancis Robinson MW
- 17.5/20
- David Sly
- 93/100
- Erin Larkin
- 96/100
Product: 20198133355
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Description
This new 2019 Bin 149 is a true masterpiece of winemaking from Penfolds, rich in luxurious opulence. Its nose offers an intricate tapestry of aromas that immediately captivate the senses: rich in scents of blackberries, fig and dark cherry, which intermingle with notes of liquorice and cigar box. Fine-grained tannins provide a powerful yet velvety backbone in this blend, crafted from a blend of Napa Valley and South Australian Cabernet Sauvignon. This would be the perfect pairing for a rare ribeye steak, or a slow-roasted lamb shank. While this is very approachable now, it’s one that will reward the patient among us.
Ned Rodgers, Account Manager, Berry Bros. & Rudd
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Alcohol % 14.5%
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon
Body Full Bodied
Producer Penfolds
Critics reviews
Jancis Robinson MW 17.5/20
Very deep colour. Fresh and sleek. Certainly seamless and already great fun. Aromatic and just nicely dusty on the finish.
Drink 2022 - 2036
David Sly 93/100
The experiment to forge a dual-hemisphere expression of Cabernet Sauvignon, with tightly wound Napa Valley fruit piqued by a 10.1% addition from various regions of South Australia, remains a curious work in progress. Its ambition appears to be forging a lean, energetic vision of separate forces, so we see a sweet 'n' sour tussle of red berries sliding on a silky palate until the blackberry grip of the Napa fruit takes hold, finishing much more powerfully than its svelte entry suggests.
Drink 2022 - 2036
Erin Larkin 96/100
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Bin 149 saw 100% new oak, 80% French and 20% American. The fruit here is really powerful and drives the wine through the front palate, middle and finish. It is concentrated and long and undeterred. This is seriously smart and shows precision and detail in both the winemaking and fruit.
The three Californian wines form an equal step up each time of quality, concentration and complexity—as it should be, frankly—which makes for very satisfying drinking. It contains 10.9% Australian Cabernet Sauvignon a blend of A1 grade Coonawarra and Barossa Valley). This will drink very well early, but it will also cellar gracefully for over a decade or more. My assessment of the blend in this instance is that the sweetness of the American and Australian fruit find simpatico with one another—the dovetail is seamless.
Drink 2022 - 2042