$ 900.00 AUD
Perfect condition and still boasting freshness, this 86 Cabernet has been made from a 10/10 vintage and is drinking well now, but will improve with time. Peak drinking now to 2030
Region - Barossa Valley
Type - Red
Year - 1986
Winery - Penfolds Private Collection
Grape - Cabernet Sauvignon
Volume - Standard - 750ml
Medium-deep crimson. A beautiful cabernet with leafy cassis, capsicum, chinotto and cigar box aromas. Well-concentrated leafy cassis and capsicum flavours, fine loose-knit grainy tannins and underlying mocha oak complexity. Finishes chalky firm, long and sweet. A mature Bin 707 with classic Coonawarra bloodlines.
Big and Rich, Captivating and Complex, Earthy and Savoury, Something Special
Dark Berries, Plum, Red Berries
Earth, Florals, Herbals, Oak, Spices, Tannins
Pork
Cheese
Pizza
Fish
Red Meat
Pasta
BBQ
Vegetables
Poultry
Shellfish
Oysters
Spicy Foods
Cured Meats
Desserts
A red grape variety that is responsible for the most expensive wines on the planet...some fetching over $100, 000 per bottle!!! It is also the worlds most popular style of wine and produces age worthy and concentrated expressions that show notes of potpourri, cassis, black cherry, blackberry, mulberry, raspberry, leafy herbals, green pepper, baking spices, charcoal, graphite and cedar. Most famous for the first growth wines from the Left Bank in Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon is often used as a primary variety for red blends designed to last decades and is a must have style for any serious collector.