Penfolds, Bin 169 2019 vs Terroir al Límit, Les Tosses 2018
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Penfolds, Bin 169 2019 currently starts £4.80 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
|---|---|---|
| Best current price | £156.40 | £161.20 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Penfolds | Terroir Al Limit |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Cabernet Sauvignon | Grenache, Garnacha |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Penfolds, Bin 169 2019
The Penfolds Bin 169 Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 opens with a deep garnet hue and aromas of blackcurrant, mulberries, blueberry, and raspberry, underpinned by herbal notes like bay leaf and sage, and a subtle hint of iodine and cocoa powder. It’s structured and intense: rich dark fruit meets finely‐grained tannins, lively acidity and mineral drive, followed by a long, polished finish. This wine is 100 % Cabernet Sauvignon from the terra rossa soils of the Coonawarra region, matured for 17 months in French oak hogsheads. The Penfolds story goes back to 1844, and today it stands as one of Australia’s most established and iconic wineries. Under legendary winemaking leadership, the house continues to combine heritage vineyards with modern technique, especially in regions like Coonawarra, to deliver wines of power and precision.
Terroir al Límit, Les Tosses 2018
Nothing ever compares with your first love. Especially when that love began through fate, a stolen glimpse through the trees. Might it have been destiny that steered Dominik Huber and his motorbike through the twisting and mountainous dirt roads to the tiny, 2-ha Les Tosses plot? At 600 meters of elevation, this grand cru vineyard is not only the highest in the Torroja del Priorat village, but also the first (2003) in the Terroir Al Limit collection. It is the Matterhorn of winemaking, a challenge that must be attempted simply because it is there: 80-year-old Carignan vines, steep black slate slopes, blazing southwestern exposition. It was also love at first sight. Inspired by a cellar approach from the far-flung cool and fog-laden Burgundy hills, this wine is hand harvested, with whole cluster native fermentation, skin-kissed for two weeks, and then aged for 16 months in 1200l Stockinger fuder for 16 months. Less extraction, lower alcohol than Priorat's old guard, whole-bunch fermentation: the result is a wine of real tension and mineral definition.
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