Penfolds Bin 90A Cabernet Shiraz 1990

Another Penfolds classic. Another blend of Barossa (Kalimna) Shiraz and Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon. Made by John Duval. I’ve had it since but below is my note from the 2007 Penfolds Rewards of Patience tastings.

This is the 1990 red wine Penfolds had to have. It inspires a beautiful set of numbers in your mouth. It’s got mint but it sits in the background, and because of that it’s better than any other 1990 Penfolds red by, to my taste and preference, a long degree. Fresh, savoury, developing steadily, correctly and well. Classic wine. Liquorice and blackcurrant and tobacco-herbs. This is a wine and a half. Great crack of tannin and dark berried flavour. Dimension. Drink 2010-2030. 98 Points. Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front (2013).