Bin 169 Cabernet Sauvignon
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 10 to 25 years from the vintage release, though exceptional vintages can cellar for 30+ years.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted rack of lamb with rosemary, prime rib eye steak, slow-braised beef cheeks
✨ Technical Specifications
Penfolds Bin 169 Cabernet Sauvignon represents a contemporary, single-region approach to premium Australian winemaking, capturing the essence of Coonawarra's celebrated terra rossa soils. First created in 1973 and revived in the 21st century, Bin 169 stands as a French-oak-matured counterpart to the legendary, American-oak-aged Bin 707. The wine is a testament to Coonawarra's unique terroir—a narrow strip of red clay over limestone—which imparts a distinctive structural elegance, fine-grained tannins, and intense cassis and mint characters. Crafted only in exceptional vintages, it marries Penfolds' meticulous winemaking philosophy with the cool-climate refinement of one of the world's premier Cabernet Sauvignon regions.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1844 by Dr. Christopher Rawson Penfold and his wife Mary at the Magill Estate in South Australia, Penfolds is one of Australia's oldest and most iconic wine producers. The estate achieved legendary international acclaim during the 1950s under visionary chief winemaker Max Schubert, who created Penfolds Grange and revolutionized the country's winemaking techniques. Driven by a celebrated philosophy of multi-regional and multi-varietal blending, Penfolds sources exceptional fruit across historic Australian terroirs—such as the Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, and Coonawarra—as well as select premier global regions. The house is universally revered for powerful, impeccably structured, and long-lived wines, led by its flagship Grange, Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon, and celebrated Bin series.
🍇 Grape Varieties
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
14.5%