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2010 Tasting Notes

Penfolds Bin 28 is a showcase for 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, multivineyard blend, with the Barossa Valley always well represented, providing a substantial proportion of the fruit for this vintage.


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Proudly displaying intense fruit definition, ripe fleshy palate structure and generosity of flavour, Penfolds Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz has long enjoyed universal appeal and award-winning performances at international wine shows.

The earliest releases of Bin 28 were single-vineyard wines, produced from grapes grown on the famous Kalimna vineyard at the northern end of the Barossa Valley. With demand increasing, it became essential to extend sourcing to regions outside the Barossa and so during the 1970s, Bin 28 became a multi-regional, warm-climate South Australian blend.

Early vinification techniques originated from the development of Grange. Today the wine is matured in older American oak hogsheads to enhance fruit complexity and natural tannin structure.

Bin 28 is inherently richer in style than Bin 128 and Koonunga Hill and despite the fact that it can be an earlier drinking style, this wine has a reputation for improving with medium-term cellaring in the right conditions.

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  • Boeuf en croute
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Penfolds Red in Class of Own Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 2007

Chris Shanahan, 26 May 2010, The Canberra Times

We threw Bin 28 and Bin 407 into the tasting as sighters for the blue-chip range. Both held up well. There’s no new oak in Bin 28 these days and that’s not a bad thing. But it’s still in the big, ripe, warm-climate shiraz mould with the Penfolds thumbprint – robust tannins woven through the fruit, giving a meaty complexity. Upstaged in this line-up, but solid and thoroughly enjoyable.

Grape variety: Shiraz
Region: South Australia, including Langhorne Creek, Upper Adelaide, Barossa, McLaren Vale and Limestone Coast.
Maturation: 12 months in seasoned American oak (300 lt) and some in large old oak vats.
Price: $25 - $30

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  • Show Name & Year
  • Award & Class
  • Penfolds Bin Range Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 2006
    Royal Melbourne Wine Show 2004
    GOLD - Class 43
  • Penfolds Bin Range Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 2006
    International Wine Challenge 2009
    GOLD
  • Penfolds Bin Range Bin 28 Kalimna Shiraz 2002
    Great Australian Shiraz Challenge 2005
    GOLD
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