Penfolds Red Wine Clinic 2002, Minor Label Damage, Minor Label Stain, as per picture.

Producer Notes

Penfolds Rewards of Patience, Edition VI (2008)

Colour: Brick red.
Nose: Fresh, spicy red-berry and Moroccan leather aromas with minty notes.
Palate: Well developed, richly flavoured and firmly structured, showing sweet dark chocolate, dark berry, mint, spicy leather flavours and leafy firm tannins. Tough but flavourful.
Penfolds Winemaking Team

About the Wine

The Bin 389 style evolved from Max Schuberts 1950s experiments to create a distinctive Australian blend marrying Cabernet Sauvignons elegance with Shirazs richness.
It demonstrates Penfolds signature balance between fruit and oak, giving the wine both character and longevity.

Specifications

Vineyard Region: South Australia

Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz

Vintage: 1981

Maturation: American oak hogsheads

Alcohol / Acidity / pH: Not stated

Last Tasted: 2008

Peak Drinking: Now Past

Closure: Cork

Food Matches: Beef, lamb, cheese