Baileys Bin 5 Cabernet Sauvignon 1976 (1500ml)

Baileys Bin 5 Cabernet Sauvignon 1976 (1500ml)"Baileys of Glenrowan celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2020. Baileys, originally known as Baileys Bundarra, was the first winery I visited as a young graduate engineer. My passion for wine was kindled that day and the first wine I purchased was the trophy winning 1975 Baileys Bin RLS Hermitage. My love affair with Baileys blossomed over the ensuing decade and their wines constituted a large part of my cellar. Their red wines on release were quite

very youthful and unformed

This shows particularly in the stunning single-vineyard chardonnays and pinots of Giant Steps: distinctive wines that reflect their sites and glow with impeccable finesse

and aged in old and new (15%) French oak for six months

including Lazzarito

"The 2013 SRS Cabernet Sauvignon is a classic Wilyabrup Cabernet Sauvignon produced from a fantastic Margaret River vintage

but not without purpose

elegant and yet concentrated

Michael Dhillon has overseen a steady expansion and ongoing development of the property's vineyards and winery

which nowadays in a warmer subregion with warmer vintages than 20-25 years ago

The Phylloxera mite that devastated most of the European vineyards some 150 years ago is unable to move freely in sandy soil and so a few small pockets of vines remained unaffected by the blight

Super-ripe but not sweet

"A very intense and somewhat closed red that is not short of fruit