Penfolds Bin 28 Shiraz

A warm climate Aussie Shiraz from the wiley old grandmasters of Aussie red wine making. The Bin 28 is a real consumer favourite every year from the Penfolds Bin Range – which is probably why the wiley old grandmaster of Aussie wine critics James Halliday calls it “the mother of the bin range”.

Although originally produced from a single vineyard site (their Kalimna vineyard, you’d never have guessed) as popularity and demand grew they began to produce the wine from multiple vineyards across multiple regions, but still with plenty of fruit presence from the world famous Barossa Valley in there.

This is the latest 2023 release with the usual solid scores backing it up…

95/100 (James Halliday’s Wine Companion)
“Deep crimson with a strong aromatic profile of blackberry, black cherry and blueberry studded with mixed spice, blackforest cake, roasting meats, panforte, dark chocolate and earth. Plenty of depth and latent fruit power with this release; perhaps a little more power than last year’s model, with fine, strong tannins supporting the fruit beautifully. A strong release for the Bin 28 Shiraz.”

92/100 (Huon Hooke, The Real Review)
“Deep, dark colour; distinctive Barossa earthy/loamy savoury bouquet; full bodied and dense on the tongue with lashings of drying and slightly coarse tannins. Touch of bitterness in the chew and a little warmth in the follow-through. (Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Padthaway. No longer has Kalimna on the label)”

It’s simple. Drink some, cellar some. How long you ask? This could comfortably lay down up to 2039, if you could possible wait that long!