A classic, full-bodied Australian Shiraz, Bin 28 blends fruit from five key regions including Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale. Aged 12 months in mostly seasoned American oak, it delivers ripe red and purple berries with spicy cinnamon and subtle smoky notes. Robust and tannic, it balances power with finesse and offers great aging potential through 2035.

The Wine Advocate | RP 92
Published: Jul 20, 2023
Drink: 2023-2035

The 2021 Bin 28 Shiraz hails from five regions: McLaren Vale, Barossa Valley, Padthaway, Wrattonbully and Clare Valley. The wine matured for 12 months in American oak (7% new), and this really amplifies the sweet fruit characters in the mouth. It's already nicely integrated aromatically, despite being poured and opened in the same instance (i.e., no preparation prior to tasting), and is redolent with red and purple berry fruit. Spicy, full throttle and loads of tannin in the mouth. Nicely chewy. The first vintage of this wine was in 1959. 14.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. 

Jamessuckling.com | JS 92
Published: Jun 29, 2023

The type of full-weighted Australian shiraz that many expect. While it could be argued that that the style is a bit fusty, what cannot be denied is the moreish feel. Iodine, clove and boysenberry billow toward a nourishing and forceful finish and the reality is that this cuvee, as with so many in the stable, is reliable and delicious. Sure, the oak is a bit fuzzy, but there is plenty to like. Drink or hold.

Decanter | D 89
Published: Jun 27, 2023
Drink: 2023-2050

Penfolds fans will fondly recall this Bin when it was called Kalimna Shiraz, first made in 1959 from the Barossa Valley vineyard Penfolds bought in 1945. Today Bin 28 is a multi-region Shiraz but Barossa fruit is always well represented. It may have lost the Kalimna name, but that traditional, old school style remains: monolithically dark, brooding and tannic, with ultra-ripe sweet fruit, smoky oak (from 12 months in American hogsheads, 7% new) and a roast meat and briney iodine note throughout
Closure: Cork
Alcohol: 14.50%
Body: Full
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: 100% Shiraz

Jancisrobinson.com | JR 17
Published: May 23, 2024
Drink: 2024-2040

Bottle weight 580 g. Penfolds’s oldest Bin wine. Fermented in a combination of small-batch concrete and stainless-steel fermenters. Aged for 12 months in American barrels. Winemaker Peter Gago. RS 0.6 g/l. 265 stores.
Deep blackish crimson. A hint of Grange without the wait. Approachable, but it lasts admirably. So long as you like the lightly medicinal note, this is GV.

Penfolds.com

Bin 28 offers a showcase of warm-climate Australian Shiraz  ripe, robust and generously flavoured. First made in 1959, Bin 28 is named after the famous Barossa Valley Kalimna Vineyard purchased by Penfolds in 1945 and from which the wine was originally sourced. Today, Bin 28 is a multi-region, multi-vineyard blend, with the Barossa Valley always well represented.Kalimna's Bin 28 offers a showcase of warm climate Australian shiraz ? ripe, robust and generously flavoured.

TASTING NOTE

Color: Deep dark cherry-red

Nose: Initially, plummy fruits meshed with sweet spices (predominantly cinnamon), almond. And then a pause to imbibe the aromatic atmospherics of a patisserie: Creme anglaise, cannoli with vanilla custard ... and classic bourbon vanilla at that! A croquembouche's (profiterole) hazelnut brittle. Grated chocolate both white and dark. Fresh, awakening.

Palate: Medium-bodied. Raspberry/chocolate flavours with a sprinkling of spice and cola. Symptoms: Fleshy, and an almost glycerolic texture; bulbous/expansive palate profile. Diagnosis: Tannins integrated/embedded supportive, not standing apart. Oak no obtrusive flavours to speak of ... yet all the benefits of a calm maturation is seasoned hogsheads. Acidity - in tune with the wine's weight and structure. Cure: Rest in bottle for a year or two. Needs time.