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Penfolds Bin 389 2004
Hello,
I know I'll be drinking it too young tomorrow, but I'd just like to know how best to prepare it to get the best from it. The guy in the shop said to decant it, but did he just mean give it some air? If so, for how long, and will any open jug do? |
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Penfolds Bin 389 2004
"DavidW" > skrev i melding ... > Hello, > > I know I'll be drinking it too young tomorrow, but I'd just like to know > how > best to prepare it to get the best from it. The guy in the shop said to > decant > it, but did he just mean give it some air? If so, for how long, and will > any > open jug do? > This wine will be good for many years, but, afaik, it is quite drinkable even now. Any (clean) jug will do, pour it in about one hour in advance and put somewhere with a suitable temperature (18C/64F). I don't think it will have much sediment, if any, but pour slowly and watch against a light source to see through the neck if any appears and stop pouring then. (A coffee filter might be handy then if you want to get as much wine as possible in a separate glass, have a taste and decide whether you want to cover the jug/carafe :-) hth Anders |
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Penfolds Bin 389 2004
Anders Tørneskog wrote:
> "DavidW" > skrev i melding > ... >> Hello, >> >> I know I'll be drinking it too young tomorrow, but I'd just like to >> know how >> best to prepare it to get the best from it. The guy in the shop said >> to decant >> it, but did he just mean give it some air? If so, for how long, and >> will any >> open jug do? >> > This wine will be good for many years, but, afaik, it is quite > drinkable even now. Any (clean) jug will do, pour it in about one > hour in advance and put somewhere with a suitable temperature > (18C/64F). I don't think it will have much sediment, if any, but > pour slowly and watch against a light source to see through the neck > if any appears and stop pouring then. (A coffee filter might be > handy then if you want to get as much wine as possible in a separate > glass, have a taste and decide whether you want to cover the > jug/carafe :-) > hth Thanks. Just FYI, this wine was cellared by Penfolds till it was released to the retailer, so I am its first retail buyer. Five years is the norm for Grange, so I assume it's the same for Bin 389. Someone on the radio the other day described it as "the poor man's Grange." |
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Penfolds Bin 389 2004
"DavidW" > wrote in message ... > Anders Tørneskog wrote: >> "DavidW" > skrev i melding >> ... >>> Hello, >>> >>> I know I'll be drinking it too young tomorrow, but I'd just like to >>> know how >>> best to prepare it to get the best from it. The guy in the shop said >>> to decant >>> it, but did he just mean give it some air? If so, for how long, and >>> will any >>> open jug do? >>> >> This wine will be good for many years, but, afaik, it is quite >> drinkable even now. Any (clean) jug will do, pour it in about one >> hour in advance and put somewhere with a suitable temperature >> (18C/64F). I don't think it will have much sediment, if any, but >> pour slowly and watch against a light source to see through the neck >> if any appears and stop pouring then. (A coffee filter might be >> handy then if you want to get as much wine as possible in a separate >> glass, have a taste and decide whether you want to cover the >> jug/carafe :-) >> hth > > Thanks. Just FYI, this wine was cellared by Penfolds till it was released > to > the retailer, so I am its first retail buyer. Five years is the norm for > Grange, so I assume it's the same for Bin 389. Someone on the radio the > other > day described it as "the poor man's Grange." > > "Poor man's Grange" because some of the new vintage 389 goes into oak used previously to mature Grange. I suppose the theory is that the 389 will absorb Grange that has leached into those barrels. For what it's worth here's my April 2009 notes for the 2006: "Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet/Shiraz 2006 - up to $60 AUD - Year in, year out, this wine remains one of my all-time favourite Australian reds - this vintage maintains the quality. Dense to opaque in appearance. The nose is complex, with blueberries, tobacco, cherry liqueur, and leather. The palate is solid, savoury, and chewy, with hints of plums, blackcurrants, liquorice allsorts, and a slight earthiness. Will cellar happily to at least 2020." Cheers! Martin |
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Penfolds Bin 389 2004
On Dec 24, 11:55*am, "Martin Field" > wrote:
> "DavidW" > wrote in message > > ... > > > Anders Tørneskog wrote: > >> "DavidW" > skrev i melding > ... > >>> Hello, > > >>> I know I'll be drinking it too young tomorrow, but I'd just like to > >>> know how > >>> best to prepare it to get the best from it. The guy in the shop said > >>> to decant > >>> it, but did he just mean give it some air? If so, for how long, and > >>> will any > >>> open jug do? > > >> This wine will be good for many years, but, afaik, it is quite > >> drinkable even now. *Any (clean) jug will do, pour it in about one > >> hour in advance and put somewhere with a suitable temperature > >> (18C/64F). *I don't think it will have much sediment, if any, but > >> pour slowly and watch against a light source to see through the neck > >> if any appears and stop pouring then. * (A coffee filter might be > >> handy then if you want to get as much wine as possible in a separate > >> glass, have a taste and decide whether you want to cover the > >> jug/carafe :-) > >> hth > > > Thanks. Just FYI, this wine was cellared by Penfolds till it was released > > to > > the retailer, so I am its first retail buyer. Five years is the norm for > > Grange, so I assume it's the same for Bin 389. Someone on the radio the > > other > > day described it as "the poor man's Grange." > > "Poor man's Grange" because some of the new vintage 389 goes into oak used > previously to mature Grange. I suppose the theory is that the 389 will > absorb Grange that has leached into those barrels. > > For what it's worth here's my April 2009 notes for the 2006: > "Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet/Shiraz 2006 - up to $60 AUD *- Year in, year out, > this wine remains one of my all-time favourite Australian reds - this > vintage maintains the quality. Dense to opaque in appearance. The nose is > complex, with blueberries, tobacco, cherry liqueur, and leather. The palate > is solid, savoury, and chewy, with hints of plums, blackcurrants, liquorice > allsorts, and a slight earthiness. Will cellar happily to at least 2020." Do you mean 2006 or 2004? I didn't think 2006 would have been released yet, but maybe I'm mistaken about the five years I mentioned elsewhere and the cellar release of the 2004 I have was in addition to an earlier release. Anyway, thanks. Sounds great. It gets opened in a few hours. |
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