Will develop and evolve for many decades with careful cellaring. Peak drinking window 2022 - 2046. 

Our Special Bin wines represent the pinnacle of winemaking endeavour, using only the most exceptional fruit parcels from the very best regions.

Only released if we believe that they offer something extra, different and unique.

Following in the footsteps of the fabled 1962 Bin 60A, perhaps our most renowned Special Bin, the new release has been awarded a perfect 100-point score from both Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate and Nick Stock, jamessuckling.com. Additional scores:

19.5++/20 - Matthew Jukes

98 Points - Ray Jordan

Colour
Deep dark red.

Nose
Via reference: 54% Clare Valley, 46% Barossa Valley. Via glass: 100% Penfolds.
Clare aromatics immediately evident ...iodine, caper berries and grated dark chocolate.
In parallel ... a concession of powerful, generous Barossa bread and butter pudding and blueberry fruits.
‘Cross-over’ Moroccan spices – cumin, fresh cardamom, turmeric – may have entwined to reinterpret source, but not variety. Oak? Conceded. Just.

Palate
Velvety. Completely engulfs. Tempers palate ... doesn’t attack or intimidate with alcohol or extract.
A mix of bitter chocolate dust, wet bitumen and a maelstrom of dark fruits reflect the wine’s age and confirm derivation.
And just what is that underlying almost molasses, not quite maple syrup richness? Best guess – a sweet soy, kecap manis shiraz flavour.
Oak? Crafted and assembled so deftly, somehow perceptually dovetailed into tannins and infused into acidity. No gaps, no rough edges. Harmonious.

Special Bin 111A is the first Special Bin blend of Clare Valley and Barossa Valley.

Grapes were carefully selected from the Botanic Vineyard in Clare Valley and the Gersch Vineyard in Barossa, South Australia.

Origin: Clare Valley, Barossa Valley

Maturation: 18 months in 100% new French oak hogsheads.

Wine Analysis: Alc/Vol: 14.5%, Acidity: 7.4 g/l, pH: 3.67.

Variety: Shiraz.