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Interesting and thank you for both! I understand this post much faster than your first answer regarding AMD where I am still trying to guess if we have two new serious competitors with AMD and Samsung or not.Yep, Bin 389 cab shiraz.
Leaving aside penfolds Grange, which is revered by the aficionados, Bin 389 is my favourite.
The Penfolds St Henri shiraz was better in the olden days, but I find 389 is more to my liking these days.
Then there is Penfolds Bin 407 cab sav.
These are all quite pricy now. I got hooked when St Henri was $8 a bottle.
here is the company's Bin page
https://www.vivino.com/wine-news/penfolds--behind-the-bin-numbers#:~:text=There are a number of Bins in the,389, which is a South Australian Cabernet-Shiraz blend.
The bin number identifies the type of blend so they can aim for a degree of consistency.
Here is the answer:
The Bin number represents the Batch Identification Number. Bearing no relation to quality or price, the number refers to the area in the cellars where the wines were historically stored.
I'll have a look later to see what big wine my Aussie shop has to offer this time. It's just a small shop and he gets a special bottle for me every now and then. Most people are too stingy for good alcohol LoL - cough.
I can then compare it with a wine from Napa Valley CA from the Duckhorn winery that I received as a gift yesterday. The first wine from the USA for me. Wines from there are almost impossible to get here. I am curious.
But it's already clear to me personally that your Shiraz from Down Under tastes far better than any Syrah I've tasted from France, where the grape originally comes from.
I'm digressing off-topic and have to continue reading here in the thread. I still have a few pages to go. Back to business. But thanks again for your insight into both topics!
Luckily the weekend starts in a few hours
