97 Point Rated - Andrew Caillard MW The Vintage Journal
"Deep crimson. Lovely blackberry, blackcurrant, dark plum aromas with roasted chestnut, chinotto, dark chocolate notes. Generously concentrated and beautifully integrated wine with plentiful blackberry, blackcurrant, fruits, fine slinky/ chocolatey, hint al dente/ bittersweet tannins, superb mid- palate volume, some inky complexity, lovely mocha/espresso oak notes and fresh long juicy acidity. Builds up claret firm with graphite minerally notes. Very impressive extract, denisity and torque. A reference Penfolds wine. Mclaren Vale, Barossa Valley and Padthaway. 12 months maturation in American (33% new) and seasoned oak hogsheads. Drink 2025 - 2038. "

97 Point Rated - David Sly Decanter Magazine
"The superb quality of fruit allocated in this luscious blend - dubbed by many as 'baby grange' - represents probably the best value to be found in the Penfolds portfolio and is the shining star of the reds in the 2022 Collection. Its rich and plush mixture of plum, black cherry and mulberry flavours are slapped into line by a stern tannin drill sergeant, so that it finishes cleanly and absolutely correctly. Generous, approachable and complete, it tells a very satisfying wine story. Released at A $100/bottle. Drinking window 2022 - 2045"

97 Point Rated - Bob Campbell The Real Review
"Generously proportioned cabernet shiraz blend with layer upon layer of concentrated dark berry, cassis, charcuterie, five spice and dark chocolate supported by firm, mouth-gripping tannins that suggest it will be a long distance-runner. Wonderfully complex wine with Cabernet playing a slightly dominant role."

97 Point Rated - Tony Love

96 Point Rated - Huon Hooke The Real Review
"Very deep, saturated red-purple colour, the bouquet is very 389: neither variety dominates and the Cabernet component is ripe and of the less-aromatic style. (Very different to the Bin 407 Cabernet style) Very concentrated and rich, gripping and powerful, with lashings of persuasive tannins and good length. Mouth-coating, tongue gripping tannins, but not unbalanced. A serous red wine indeed. (McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Padthaway; 51% Cabernet, 49% Shiraz)."

96 Point Rated - Campbell Mattinson The Wine Front
"Grapes sourced from Padthaway, McLaren Vale and the Barossa Valley. 51% cabernet sauvignon, 49% shiraz. 12 months in American oak, 33% new.
Such a solid, svelte release, as seamless and accessible as I’ve seen a new-release Bin 389 though with the tannin and overall stuffing to go long term. There’s as much plum as blackcurrant here, as much finesse as grunt, though perhaps its most distinguishing trait is the exceptional length though the finish. The palate is plush, the finish is drenched in both flavour and tannin, and yet everything here feels meticulous."

96 Point Rated - Tyson Stelzer

95 Point Rated  - James Halliday Wine Companion
"A blend of cabernet sauvignon and shiraz (51/49%) sourced from vineyards in McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley and Padthway. Matured for 12 months in American hogsheads (33% new). Coming back to this Australian battler after Penfold's Napa and Bordeaux trials was something of a rude shock in the first instance. This is big, bold, beautiful and quintessentially Australian. It makes no apologies for its wealth of black fruits, almost succulent tannins, and vanillin oak."