{"title":"Penfolds","description":"\u003cp\u003ePenfolds is the most recognised Australian wine name in Hong Kong, and also the most confusing to shop, because of one thing: \u003cstrong\u003ethe Bin numbers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey look like a quality ranking. They are not. Here is what they actually mean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat a Bin number is\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Bin number is an \u003cstrong\u003einternal recipe code\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a grade. It originally referred to the physical storage bin in the cellar where that batch was kept, and the number stuck. Bin 389 is not better than Bin 128 because 389 is a bigger number — they are different wines made to different specifications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat the number does tell you is \u003cstrong\u003econsistent\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bin 389 is always the same blend and the same oak treatment, every year. Once you know which Bin suits you, you can buy it in any vintage and know roughly what you are getting. That is genuinely useful, and it is why the system survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe ones we carry\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBin 128\u003c\/strong\u003e — Coonawarra Shiraz, aged in French oak. Cooler-climate, more peppery and restrained than the Barossa style. A good starting point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBin 138\u003c\/strong\u003e — Barossa Shiraz Grenache Mataro. A Rhône-style blend, aged in old oak. Fruit-forward and easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBin 150\u003c\/strong\u003e — Marananga Shiraz. A single-district wine from a warm part of the Barossa. Denser than 128.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBin 389\u003c\/strong\u003e — Cabernet Shiraz, known as \u003cem\u003eBaby Grange\u003c\/em\u003e because it is matured in the barrels that held Grange the previous year. The most famous Bin, and the one most people mean when they say they drink Penfolds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBin 407\u003c\/strong\u003e — Cabernet Sauvignon. The Bordeaux-facing wine in the range: firmer and more structured than the Shiraz bottlings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSt Henri\u003c\/strong\u003e — the outlier, and worth understanding. It is Shiraz matured in \u003cstrong\u003elarge old oak vats with no new barriques at all\u003c\/strong\u003e. Almost every other premium Australian Shiraz is shaped by new oak; St Henri deliberately is not, so what you taste is fruit and vintage rather than barrel. It is the counterpoint to Grange within the same house, and the bottle most likely to change the mind of someone who thinks Australian Shiraz is all oak and alcohol.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrange\u003c\/strong\u003e — the flagship. Multi-region Shiraz, new American oak, released after years of ageing. This is a collector's wine and it is priced as one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow to choose\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNever had Penfolds\u003c\/strong\u003e — Bin 128 or Bin 138.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWant the famous one\u003c\/strong\u003e — Bin 389.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePrefer Bordeaux\u003c\/strong\u003e — Bin 407, or St Henri.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThink Australian Shiraz is too oaky\u003c\/strong\u003e — St Henri. Specifically St Henri.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGift for a collector\u003c\/strong\u003e — Grange, or a Bin 389 in a strong vintage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCork or screwcap?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome listings say \u003cem\u003eCork Closure\u003c\/em\u003e. Penfolds bottles certain wines under both. In Hong Kong's climate \u003cstrong\u003escrewcap is the more reliable choice\u003c\/strong\u003e for anything you will drink within a few years; cork matters more if you intend to cellar for a decade. Neither is a quality signal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eServing\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecant an hour for the Bin range, ninety minutes for St Henri and Grange. Serve at 16–18°C — not room temperature, which in a Hong Kong flat means 26°C and makes any big red taste like alcohol.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree delivery over HK$800. 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