The 1990 Bin 90A Coonawarra Cabernet - Barossa Valley Shiraz is the best Penfolds Coonawarra based wine from the legendary 1990 vintage and the last to be released, 5 years after its genesis in the vineyard. Regional Source: Coonawarra and the Penfolds Koonunga Hill Vineyard in the Barossa Valley, South Australia. Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz (Syrah) Maturation: The wine was matured in new American oak barrels for 20 months.
Simultaneously concentrated, focused and wonderfully opulent in its overt strength of deep fruit mirrored by substantial oak, the wine simply reeks of squashed ripe berries, mint and creamy, slightly varnishy oak. Massively proportioned, the palate is a powerful mix of mouthfilling black fruits, chocolate oak and enormous, balanced tannins. A definitive Australian red. (19.4, Drink 2010+) 97/100 Jeremy Oliver, OnWine