Penfolds Bin 169 Cabernet Sauvignon
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 326 / 750ml
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4.5 from 89 User Ratings
- 66 Critic Reviews
- Style Red - Rich and Intense
- Grape Variety Cabernet Sauvignon
- Food Pairing Beef and Venison
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This is the third most highly rated Coonawarra wine (based on critic scores).
Award tasting note: (2022 vintage) "Powerful yet poised Coonawarra Cabernet showing dense blackcurrant fruit, perfumed tannins and hints of liquorice and chocolate. The region's cool climate brings balance and freshness to its lengthy, structured finish." - Gold, International Wine Challenge
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Highlights
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- This is the third most highly rated Coonawarra wine (based on critic scores).
- Numerous awards have been won by this wine: the International Wine Challenge awarded the 2022 Gold and the The Global Masters awarded the 2021 vintage Gold.
- Among the highest-priced wines from Coonawarra. The price has been stable over the past year.
Details
- Producer Notes
- Created to reflect a Penfolds contemporary winemaking approach, emphasising both regionality and maturation of cabernet sauvignon in fine-grained French oak. A style that is immediately Penfolds, whilst simultaneously illustrative of its ongoing search for diversity and style separation. An honest reflection of the region bearing testament of Penfolds longstanding commitment to the vineyards of Coonawarra.
- Alcohol ABV
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14.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
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Oaked
- Winemaker
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Peter Gago
- Ownership
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Treasury Wine Estates
- Closure Type
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Cork or screwcap
Awards
(10)Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Dim sum, meat Starter Course
- Chinese
- Lamb dhansak Main Course
- Lamb curry cooked with lentils
- Contains: Indian curry
- Indian
- ‘Minute’ rump steak Main Course
- With snails and garlic butter
- French
- Steak frites with garlic butter Main Course
- Rump steak, with frites and salad
- Contains: beef steak
- French
Details
- Producer Notes
- Created to reflect a Penfolds contemporary winemaking approach, emphasising both regionality and maturation of cabernet sauvignon in fine-grained French oak. A style that is immediately Penfolds, whilst simultaneously illustrative of its ongoing search for diversity and style separation. An honest reflection of the region bearing testament of Penfolds longstanding commitment to the vineyards of Coonawarra.
- Alcohol ABV
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14.5%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Winemaker
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Peter Gago
- Ownership
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Treasury Wine Estates
- Closure Type
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Cork or screwcap
Awards
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Critics Scores & Reviews
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