Penfolds Bin 600 California Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz 2018

Since 1844 Penfolds has committed to producing wine with a quality upheld by their House Style. This allows the brand to venture outside of their borders to find the finest grapes from esteemed wine regions. Penfolds Bin 600 California Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz is the result of a 20 year project, when Australia vine cuttings were originally planted in Camatta Hills California. Although these trial wines were never released, the experimentation and curiosity continued. This 2018 vintage is the inaugural release.  

Rich fruit, integrated but assertive tannin, an impression of layers. It feels cuddly and accessible at first but as it breathes its arms flex and its muscles show. There’s an earthen quality to this, high in mineral, steeped in black tea, sweet with fruit and sweet with meat. Plum into redcurrant, aromatic herb into coffee, vanilla slipped through cream. It tastes of red and blue, flowers and fruits. It has the Penfolds house style all over it but it also tastes different; there’s enough here to warrant the excursion. With every sip I became more enamoured. There’s personality here. It has presence without being weighty or overburdened. I wanted to drink more of it. I was 93/94.- Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, 96 Points

The Finer Details
Style - Red Wine
Varietal - Cabernet Sauvignon 78%, Shiraz 22%
Country - United States
Region - Napa Valley, California
Vintage - 2018
Bottle Size - 750ml
ABV - 14.5%