Penfolds Bin 149 Cabernet Sauvignon 2019

Sticking with the latest Penfolds’ global project of combining northern and southern hemispheres, here we shift to the US west coast where somewhere in the region of 85%-90% of this cabernet was sourced, the remainder from unspecified South Australian vineyards though from its background eucalypt aromatics there’s most likely some Coonawarra input. Importantly this is all about ripe cabernet fruit, dark berries and cassis top to bottom, while gentle and supportive tannins keep the spine upright and taut. Very accessible right now on release, which brings joy to the drinking, dare we say even “easy” drinking cabernet. 

Tony Love

Journalist at Winepilot

Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au

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