Penfolds Cabernet Shiraz Bin 389 2018 Bottle:12 Thirty percent of the wine

Thirty percent of the wine is aged in French oak barrels and additionally in bottles before release

which helps to imbue this drink with Absolut's signature flavor with a hint of grain

melted with chocolate notes

persistent foam and tiny bubbles

The aromas are brooding

Penfolds Cabernet Shiraz Bin 389 2018 Bottle:12 Thirty percent of the wineDeep dense magenta. The very first impression? Instantly Penfolds. Some barrel ferment nuances perhaps? A formic lift, V. A., regressive oak? Maybe all listed are guilty partners! Higher notes reveal custard tart and brle, courting meaty pan scrapings juices. Yet beneath, a darker edge black pudding, sweetbread, asphalt. Moreover, not just an offal offering an aromatic veil of satsuma plum, fig and quince paste aromatics liberally sprinkled above!