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2004 Penfolds Bin 60A 1500mL - Presentation pack
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99+ points
"The release of the 2004 Bin 60A following the epic 1962 Bin 60A is old news now, but the wine was looking very fine indeed when I tasted it so I thought I'd add a note. Very deep purple-black in color, it offers restrained notes of game, smoked meat, earth, blackberry and black currant liqueurs, yeast, marmite-toast plus whiffs of dried lavender, cedar and bark. Very crisp, very tight and very firm, this taut medium-bodied wine is still all structure at this stage, going very long and earthy in the finish. Give it time and consider broaching it from 2014. It should drink well into the 2030s if not beyond." Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate
Condition
- Ullage - Top Shoulder
- Evidence of Minor leakage over 20+ Years (within normal parameters)
- Gift pack minor scuffing
- Silver outer Sleeve with Black inner Gift pack case
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The 1962-like vintage conditions in 2004 inspired the winemakers at Penfolds to recreate this legendary wine. It shows an incredible sense of heritage and perspective, to wait 42 years to try and make a second bottling.
The 2004 Bin 60A Cabernet Shiraz is a blend of 56% cabernet sauvignon from Block 20 in Coonawarra and 44% shiraz from Kalimna Blocks 4 & 14 and Koonunga Hill Block 53G in the Barossa Valley. Fermentation was completed in medium toast, new 300L oak hogsheads, followed by 13 months barrel fermentation.
"I tasted this wine a week after it had been bottled, and still find it difficult to believe that I had seen it at its worst. The Bin 60A is already taking on the colours and texture of a sumptuous tapestry: to try to describe the myriad individual parts is to miss the point. Perfectly structured and balanced, this is a very great wine. Will it be better than the 1962 60A? Sadly, I don't fancy my chances of being around to answer the question in 30 years." James Halliday
"Exquisite parcels of Block 20 Coonawarra cabernet sauvignon, Koonunga Hill and Kalimna Vineyard Barossa shiraz were identified and separately vinified at Magill and Nuriootpa in open and closed headed down fermenters. Towards dryness, the wine was racked into 100% new oak where the wine completed fermentation. After malolactic fermentation individual components were classified and then selected for inclusion into the 2004 Penfolds Bin 60A blend.
Deep in colour, this youthful elemental wine shows a miraculous overlapping of aromas and flavours. The regional characters of both Coonawarra and the Barossa Valley are finely poised. The highly perfumed chamomile/violet/mocha aromas, immense concentration, savoury flavours and classically structured palate are in superb balance. This beautifully defined cross-regional/varietal with its meaty nuances and fine-grained tannins will continue to evolve in the cellar for decades." Penfolds
"The 2004 Bin 60A is destined to become one of Penfolds great special Bin releases. The restraint, pure fruit and elegance of 2004 Block 20 Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon is complimented by the power and richness of the 2004 Kalimna and Koonunga Hill Barossa Shiraz. Barrel fermentation in oak has woven all the fruit and oak elements into a wine of immense generosity, depth and complexity. This classically structured, beautifully balanced wine has all the finesse and integrity to develop and evolve in the cellar for many decades." Peter Gago, Penfolds Chief winemaker
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