A new feature here on TBAB, Wine Wednesday!

I’ll talk you through something Jen and I have had in the past week with enough time for you to grab yourself a brown bag of the stuff in time for the weekend!

This week’s pick is Penfolds Bin 2.

The Penfolds website says:
Bin 2 is a multi-regional blend drawing fruit from warmer vineyard sites including Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, McLaren Vale and Langhorne Creek.

The two varieties complement each other well, making an easy drinking wine which is not overtly concentrated, but has plenty of fruit, texture and flavour length.

Originally failing to find favour in Australia the 1980 and 1981 vintages became an immediate commercial success in the United Kingdom.

We had it twice this week once with Chorizo Lasagna, the other with Chocolate Cupcakes.

The Penfolds Bin 2 is a Shiraz Mourvedre blend making it peppery, smoky and smooth.

The lasagna is my own recipe. Just a can of basic tomatos with chorizo sausage meat instead of ground beef. I dont spice it up beyond that, the sausage meat has it all done already. Layer it with noodles, ricotta and smoked mozarella and you are in heaven. The pepper and mustiness of the wine just wound it’s way through the layers with ease.

I LOVE this wine with the cupcakes - REAL cupcakes, with thick creamy butter icing. Take a lipsmack of icing and cake, a swig of the Bin 2 and swirl the whole mess together in your mouth. Heaven. Absolute heaven.

Penfolds Bin 2 is $22.99 at your favourite BCLS.

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