Penfolds Max's Cabernet Sauvignon
| Description: | Overview Decades of investment in new vineyards across the best wine regions of South Australia. afforded the Penfolds winemaking team the opportunity to craft a new wine, designated. Bin 9. The first vintage was made at the Penfolds Nuriootpa winery in 2012. Adherent. to Penfolds multi-regional philosophy, Bin 9 is sourced from vineyards across South. Australia with a significant portion sourced from the ancient soils of McLaren Vale. Grapes were carefully selected on merit to suit this contemporary expression of. Cabernet Sauvignon. Bin 9 can be enjoyed in the full flush of youth or cellared for the. medium-term. A hallmark of the Bin wines is their ability to gain something extra with. the passage of time. Further bottle maturation of this Bin 9 Cabernet Sauvignon will. yield layers of complexity that are for now hiding behind brooding, youthful fruit and. subtle oak. Grape Variety Cabernet Sauvignon. Vineyard Region McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek, Adelaide Hills, Upper Adelaide. Wine Analysis Alc/Vol: 14.5%, Acidity: 6.5 g/L, pH: 3.51. Maturation 12 months in 10% new French oak, 50% seasoned French oak and 40% seasoned. American oak. Vintage. Conditions. After a dry South Australian winter reminiscent of 2006, vines were in water deficit at. the beginning of spring. Early budburst was noticeable across many regions and windy. conditions during flowering were, in part, responsible for variable fruit set and lower. than average yields come vintage. Warm days were dispersed throughout October,. November and in early January, contributing to an early start to the 2013 harvest and a. relatively short, condensed vintage. The dry and warm conditions, coupled with lower. than average yields saw fruit develop with strong, structural tannins, great intensity and. depth of flavour. Colour Deep crimson. Nose Fresh, with a relaxed European demeanour. Boysenberry, rhubarb and Granny Smith apple fruits are at the fore. Freshly dried herbs follow, woven around a mesh of tomato puree, celeriac and anise. Palate Medium-bodied, deftly proportioned. Red liquorice, sour-cherry, blackcurrant pastille…converging to a pomegranate acid. bite on the finish. Tannins fine and elongated, classy. Background oak, with just a faint suggestion of cedar. Peak Drinking Now 2025. Last Tasted December 2014 Region Description. (cab er nay saw vee nyon)—This highly adaptable grape grows almost anywhere it is relatively warm, but the best wines come from the Burgundy region of France (where it is a noble variety), California, and Australia. It became famous through the red wines of the Médoc district of Bordeaux and is now grown in Washington, southern France, Italy, Australia, South Africa, Chile, and Argentina. Cabernet Sauvignon grapes make wines that are high in tannin and medium- to full-bodied. Usually identified as having black currant or cassis flavors, the grape can also possess vegetal tones when the grapes are less than ideally ripe. The best wines are rich and firm with great depth, and are often aged for fifteen years or more. Because it is highly tannic, Cabernet Sauvignon is often blended with other less-tannic grapes such as Merlot. |
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| Price: | $ 21.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Haskell's
| Address: |
81 South 9th Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 United States |
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| Telephone (toll-free): | 800-486-2434 |
| Telephone (regular): | 612-342-2437 |
| Fax: | 612-342-2440 |
First added to 1000 Corks on April 15, 2022.
