Penfolds Bin 138 Barossa Valley GMS
Country
Australia
bottle size
750 ml
Wine Type
Red Wine
Wine Region
Barossa Valley
Grape Variety
Shiraz
vintage
2019 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Alcohol
14.50%
characteristics
Body
Full
Full
Full
Acidity
Medium
Medium
Medium
Tannin
High
High
High
2019 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Product Description
Bin 138 draws its inspiration from the wines of Southern Rhône, where Shiraz, Grenache and Mataro (Mourvèdre) are blended in varying proportions to create full-bodied wines possessing rich and heady perfume. Each year fruit for Bin 138 is sourced from old Barossa Valley vines (some more than 100 years old) and then matured for 12 to 15 months in seasoned oak hogsheads to allow the different varietals to shine through. Bin 138 is defined by its distinctive plum, raspberry pastille and underlying spicy notes. The first vintage release of this varietal blend was the 1992, labelled ‘Old Vine Barossa Valley’ – it was then elevated to Bin status for the 1998 vintage.
Profile
Grape Blended
68% Shiraz, 22% Grenache, 10% Mataro
Palate
Medium to full-bodied. a suggestion of kirsch, maraschino… fruitcake mix.
Colour
Dense magenta.
Aroma
Raspberry, red liquorice, dark red berried-fruits, red jelly-bean aromas.
Palate
Medium to full-bodied. a suggestion of kirsch, maraschino… fruitcake mix.
Wine Pairing
:Beef
:Lamb
:Spicy Food
Product details
The Barossa Valley was planted extensively with Shiraz, Mataro and Grenache by the early settlers. In the 1950s Penfolds started experimenting with table wine blends of Shiraz and the robust grape variety Mourvèdre (Mataro). In response to a growing international market for the highly perfumed wines of the Southern Rhone, Penfolds introduced the 1992 vintage of the Old Vine Barossa Valley Shiraz Grenache Mourvèdre. The wine was elevated to the Bin range with the 1998 Bin 138. Sourced from old, low-yielding Barossa Valley vines, this is one of the few wines that remains in component form during older, oak maturation and is blended just prior to bottling.
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