{"product_id":"penfolds-bin-28-kalimna-shiraz-2022-south-australia-ws-93-vm-93-js-93","title":"Penfolds \"Bin 28\" Kalimna Shiraz 2023 (South Australia) - [JH 95] [WS 94] [WP 94] [DM 94] [WA 93] [JS 93] [VM 92]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBin 28 offers a showcase of warm climate Australian Shiraz – ripe, robust, and generously flavoured. First made in 1959, Bin 28 was originally named after the famous Barossa Valley Kalimna vineyard from which the wine was originally sourced. Today, Bin 28 is a multi-region, multi-vineyard blend, with the Barossa Valley always well represented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 vintage eloquently expresses Penfolds House Style, balancing fruit intensity with a structure poised for ageing. This makes it both an immediate pleasure and a candidate for cellaring, promising to evolve with complexity over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical Info:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVintage: 2023\u003cbr\u003eAlcohol: 14.5%\u003cbr\u003eVolume: 750 mL\u003cbr\u003eVarietal: Shiraz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 2023 growing season in Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Padthaway, and Wrattonbully was a year of overcoming climatic challenges, yet the results speak to the skill of our vineyard teams and the dedication of the growers. The Barossa Valley's winter rainfall was near average. A cooler spring, punctuated by a series of thunderstorms, delayed flowering and fruit set. Viticulturalists were on high alert with rainfall well above long-term average. Conditions improved with the onset of summer and a return to milder weather. The harvest saw moderate temperatures that resulted in a later-than-usual harvest of high-quality Shiraz. The extra hang time encouraged the development of distinctive varietal characteristics. McLaren Vale also experienced significant rainfall in the growing season, leading to cooler-than-average temperatures, which affected flowering and reduced yields. However, a warmer, drier summer allowed the vines to recover, and the cool harvest yielded Shiraz with concentrated flavours and ripe tannins. Padthaway also had above-average rainfall and cooler spring temperatures, which delayed the phenological stages. Despite this, the region avoided significant frost events and the harvest produced exceptional Shiraz grapes picked in an orderly fashion. Wrattonbully faced similar conditions with above-average rainfall, leading to a cooler, wetter start to the season. This resulted in a prolonged vintage and slower ripening rates. Nonetheless, high-quality blocks adapted well, performing admirably in the prevailing conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eRatings \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 Points - James Halliday:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" -DB (Jul 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 Points - Wine Spectator:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Offers an exuberant mix of fresh huckleberry, boysenberry and blackberry syrup, plus framboise. Accents of toasted green tea, milk chocolate and rose petal emerge, along with clove, apricot and cardamom, all on a juicy, approachable frame, with dense tannins that never get in the way of the concentrated flavors. Drink now through 2038. 9,937 cases imported.\" -MaryAnn Worobiec (Dec 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 Points - Winepilot:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A warm-hearted Shiraz if ever there was one, generous yes, but it's a well-controlled generosity. Deep purple hues. Blackstrap liquorice, deep black fruits, anise, woody spices light up the bouquet. Almost slinky on the tongue, sinuous and close fitting, it moves well aided by time in American hogsheads (just 15% new) providing some spark and overall spiciness and pastry notes to a palate that celebrates ripe Shiraz. Laid out on long, soft, ripe tannins, it finishes much the way it started with a flourish of choc-liquorice and black fruit intensity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 Points - Decanter:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Penfolds' first Bin wine, from 1959, this used to be named for the Kalimna Vineyard from which it was solely sourced. Now it is a multi-region blend, always dominated by Barossa Valley fruit – this year 42%, along with Padthaway (31%) and McLaren Vale (27%) – to showcase ripe, powerful warm-climate South Australian Shiraz. Always matured for 12 months in American oak hogsheads, there's more new wood this year (15%), but it wears it beautifully, and that firm tannic backbone promises to carry this already approachable wine through the next two decades. Mulberry pie aromas – inviting with lots of vanilla and sweet baking spices – joined by savoury olive brine, tarmac and liquorice. The fresh but concentrated palate has more of the same, along with dark chocolate-coated cherries. Really impressive already, with more to come; the star buy from this year's collection. Released at £30. Drinking Window: 2025-2043.\" -Tina Gellie (Jun 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The 2023 season in South Australia was wetter than either vintage either side of it, and the wines, if farmed well (yields managed, disease managed, ripeness achieved), have captured the detail and levity that these conditions can be responsible for. On balance, I've liked the 2023 Barossa\/McLaren Vale reds that I have tasted so far. I've liked them more than those of the 2017 vintage, which experienced similar conditions. Here, the 2023 Bin 28 is rich and savory, the oak—wholly American oak, 15% new—sits atop the fruit on the front palate, but the fruit emerges and plumes through the middle palate and finish. A lighter release of this wine, it is still structured but not weighty.\" -EL (Jul 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93 Points - James Suckling:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an Australian classic that has been made every year since 1959. Aromas of blackberries, dark chocolate, crushed blueberries and dried herbs. The palate is full-bodied with firmly framed tannins, bright acidity and a savory and dark-fruited finish. Drink or hold.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e92 Points - Vinous:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The 2023 Shiraz Bin 28 offers up fleshy upfront aromas of fruit pastilles and dark cherry with hints of old tobacco and spice. This is medium-bodied, with a more traditional feel thanks to leathery, meaty tones. It has a generous base of firm, drying tannins, which drive a lengthy, fine finish. This is well made and will reward the patient.\" -AH (Aug 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BREAKTHRU","offers":[{"title":"750 mL","offer_id":52659796410733,"sku":null,"price":29.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0481\/8940\/7391\/files\/kalimna_header.png?v=1789425867","url":"https:\/\/artisan.wine\/products\/penfolds-bin-28-kalimna-shiraz-2022-south-australia-ws-93-vm-93-js-93","provider":"Artisan W\u0026S","version":"1.0","type":"link"}